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  • Istine Vigna Cavarchione Gran Selezione DOCG 2022
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Istine Vigna Cavarchione Gran Selezione DOCG 2022

Istine Vigna Cavarchione Gran Selezione DOCG 2022

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Critic ratings

  • 94POINTS The Wine AdvocateMonica Larner
  • 94POINTS Wine Spectator
  • 95POINTS VinousAntonio Galloni
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Food pairings

  • Beef
  • Lamb
  • Game
  • Mushroom dishes
  • Hard cheese

Try it with

  • Bistecca alla Fiorentina
  • Braised beef cheek
  • Grilled lamb chops
This is a full-bodied and powerful Sangiovese with prominent, young tannins, high energy and plenty of intense dark fruit, mocha and dried herbs. The pronounced tannins need fat and protein to play off against, so juicy beef, lamb and braised dishes soften the structure and make the wine seem rounder. The wine's freshness and the dried herbs also pair beautifully with mushroom dishes and mature, firm cheeses, while you should keep it away from lean fish, where the tannin easily turns metallic.

Taste profile

Product details

Country Italien
Region Toscana
Vintage 2022
Classification Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG
Grapes Sangiovese
Bottle size 75 cl
Alcohol 14,5%
Cork type Kork

About the wine

It is a rich and powerful wine, with all elements in perfect balance.
Filled with intense dark fruit, lavender, mocha, and dried herbs. Lots of energy and freshness.
The tannins are quite prominent in the young wine.

100% Sangiovese. Only the best grapes from the single vineyard Cavarchione, located near the small village of Vertine in Gaiole in Chianti. The vineyard is 6 hectares, with east/southeast exposure, situated 420 meters above sea level, and was planted in 2009 and 2010.
The soil is very rich in sediments with alternating marble/limestone/Galestro stone.
Only minimal leaf thinning is performed as the vineyard is exceptionally well-exposed.

Fermented for 20 days in concrete tanks at controlled temperature (max. 28°C)
Maceration with skin contact for 45 days in concrete tanks
Aged for 12 months in 20 hl/30 hl Slavonian oak barrels and almost 1 year of bottle aging before release.

 

Critic reviews

94Monica Larner
The Wine Advocate
94Wine Spectator
There's purity to the dark fruit flavors of blackberry, black currant and blueberry, with flashes of violet, mineral and tar. Lively and juicy, this offers terrific harmony and a lingering finish.
95Antonio Galloni
Vinous
The 2022 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Cavarchione is dense and explosive in the glass. A blast of dark cherry, blackberry, graphite, dried herbs, menthol, and sage stains the palate.
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