A love letter to Sangiovese.

San Felice
Il Grigio
Chianti Classico Riserva
2021

For anyone that gets it; this is it.

I've been around the Old World over the past few months, but whenever I want something comforting, I always seem to find my way back to Sangiovese.

This stuff is nectar of the gods.
It doesn't step outside its box.
It just executes perfectly.
It's what good Sangiovese is all about.

Nose:
Sour cherries, raspberries & dried cranberries.
Tobacco leaf, mocha, wild herbs, violets & this ripping minerality.

Whenever I get the combination of wild herbs and minerality, I always describe it as "stock cube". – I always imagine Marco Pierre White selling out doing his Knorr Stock Cube Adverts.

Palate:
The nose is present in every single way.
Medium+ bodied with ripping acidity and powdery, dusty tannins. Lean, focused and incredibly precise.

The clarity of flavour here is what makes it so good. Nothing is hidden. Nothing is blurred. Every flavour is distinct and exactly where it should be.

There is zero fault with this. Zero.

The finish is long yet wonderfully simple. Juicy, tart cranberries and black tea lingering for far longer than they have any right to.

This is just some fucking awesome, lean wine.

Some of the best quality for the price available.
Buy it all & buy it all today.
Ciao.