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Rocca di Montegrossi
Gaiole in Chianti, Chianti Classico
Tuscany
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“I am super-impressed with the Chianti Classico, a wine that will give readers a very good idea of what the vintage is all about. The Rocca di Montegrossi wines are distinguished by tremendous purity of fruit and exceptional balance.”
— Antonio Galloni, vinous.com
“I wish I could convey a long list of quotes regard Rocca di Montegrossi from Antonio Galloni, founder and chief editor/critic for Vinous*. Every year there is a gush of enthusiasm for these wines. Superb, tremendous, compelling, sublime, truly exceptional, superb (this appears twice as often as any other adjective!). I feel I can hardly add to this praise so I will leave you, dear reader, with this: these are my favourite drinking Chiantis. I broach them more than any other producer. They posses stunning energy, are bright and vertical, and a great balance aromas and flavours with fruit, mineral, and fresh herbals qualities all in balance. Superb.
— David
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Rocca di Montegrossi 2022 Chianti Classico
(Shelf Price: $72.00)
Offer Price: $59.00
“The 2022 Chianti Classico is fabulous - one of the best of the year. A burst of dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, rose petal and mint all race across the palate. Deep, layered and wonderfully sexy, the 2022 is utterly irresistible. It’s a superb effort from proprietor Marco Ricasoli Firidolfi.”
92pts — Antonio Galloni, vinous.com
“The R di M Chianti Classico is simply gorgeous in the glass. There is a rush of morello cherry and ripe plum from the glass around which is wreathed nuances of dry earth, cedar, fresh mint, and sweet Virginia tobacco. The palate is disarmingly fresh, possesses textured tannins, and alternates between subtlety and vibrancy on the long close. One charming feature of the structure is the alluring, darker shaded opening palate immediately followed by a rush of sweet, almost glossy fruit carried on a glorious crest of mouth-watering acidity. We ride this wave through dark cherries, Mediterranean herbs, terracotta, and saline minerality towards the finish. Complexifying aromatic notes of myrtifolia linger.
Dizzied: a roller coaster. Run, don’t walk, to sample this wine. I’ve already poured another glass.”
— David
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*Vinous Media is one of, if not the, pre-eminent wine review publications in the world. Neal Martin, Anne Krebiehl MW, Rebecca Gibb MW, Nicholas Greinacher, and the late (and great) Josh Raynolds all contributors.
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