Castello di Bossi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2018 Organic, 0,75 L

Gran Selezione is one step up from a Chianti Classico Riserva. For Gran Selezione, the wines must be aged for at least 30 months, including 3 months in the bottle, before they can be sold. Only the best grapes from top locations may be used. The test of whether a wine can bear this name is extremely strict. If this does not pass, it will be devalued to DOCG wine and may not even carry the addition of Riserva.

Yet Gran Riserva does not mean that the wines are dense and difficult to drink. On the contrary, as with this Castello die Bossi wine, it is often the elegant, slender long-distance runners who are classified as such.

In the glass, the wine is a medium-density bordeaux-like red and relatively transparent. Decanting is a very idea to allow the wine to show its great complexity on the nose. First, it displays some forest soil and mushrooms, then red berries, sour cherries, cherries and a present herbal spice. Take a deep breath; there is really a lot going on in the glass. A little liquorice comes through with vanilla. It's very nice and rewards exploration.

Very elegant and cool on the palate, with a lot of herbal spice. Very juicy, extremely ripe tannins, very full-bodied, but not at all biting, or even aggressive on the palate. Ends in a very elegant and long finish.

An amazing wine, with which, thinking of a typical Tuscan, we might have expected a lot of power and impact. We'd never claim this is a quiet wine, but it is a lot of fun.