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CHIANTI CLASSICO Chianti Classico is Sangiovese’s viticultural epicentre and Montecalvi’s Chianti Classico is the beating heart of our estate. This wine is made from Sangiovese from our Montecalvi vineyard, complemented by a touch of Canaiolo and Canina Nera (with a good percentage of whole bunches in the ferment). This wine sees around 30 days in stainless steel tank, 18 months in French oak tonneaux and six months in bottle prior to release. The wine is elegant, poised, and eminently drinkable now but with real cellaring potential. The 2018 garnered some fine reviews: – Aldo Fiordelli: “The Montecalvi 2018 is a true Chianti Classico, the likes of which we haven’t tasted in a while, pulpy and juicy but with an evident backbone, earthy and savoury typical of Greve.” -Jamie Goode: “Aromatic with black cherry and plum notes on the nose as well as a dusty, spicy, savoury edge. … The palate is fresh, fine and quite elegant, but not lacking in flavour. There’s a brightness to the red cherry and plum fruit with a twist of sour cherry and damson, and a nice assertive but well integrated tannic structure and some fresh acidity. This is elegant, refined and also has a briskness and compactness to it. Expect this to age well over 5-10 years. Lovely stuff. 93/100.” – Antonio Galloni “The 2018 Chianti Classico is a dense, powerful wine of tremendous character. A blast of succulent dark cherry, woodsmoke, tobacco, licorice and incense give the 2018 its strong, assertive character. Bold and ample on the palate, with striking depth, the 2018 is a Chianti Classico that demands attention. It certainly has mine. 93 points.”