Tech Notes
Wine Details
James Suckling
Kerin OKeefe
Wine Spectator
Jancis Robinson
By Castelli del Grevepesa
Panzano Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione
Winemaker's Note
Selection of 100% Sangiovese grapes from the Panzano area. This village has long been renowned for the excellence of its wine. The moderate altitude (300-450 m.a.s.l.), together with exceptional exposure to the sun and unique soil, creates the conditions for growing vines of the highest quality.
Area of Origin
Chianti Classico (Tuscany), only from our vineyards in the village of Panzano (UGA)
Soil
The UGA Panzano can be divided into two different slopes. The western one, where our grapes come from, is composed of Pietraforte stone and shale, with galestro prevalent.
Wine Details
Varietal: 100% Sangiovese
Training System: Guyot, spurred cordon
Average Vine Age: 25 - 30 years
Harvest: Beginning of October, handpicking in small baskets, selecting only the perfect grapes
Primary Fermentation: Soft crushing of the grapes, fermenting in stainless steel tanks, with maceration on the skins for 12 days at a controlled temperature of max. 30 degrees C/86 degrees F
Malolactic Fermentation: In concrete tanks
Maturing and Aging: 100% in Slavonian oak casks for 24 months
Fining: At least 6 months of bottle refining
Tasting Notes
Color: Intense ruby red color with purple hues
Bouquet: Fruity, with blackberries, chocolate, fresh flowers, and coffee bean undertones
Taste: Vigorous but also polished and refined. Full body with tight, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish.
Serving Temperature: 17-18 degrees C
[Information provided by Votto Vines]
Unit Size | 750.00 ML |
Varietal | Sangiovese
|
Vintage | 2020 |
Grape | Sangiovese |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Castelli del Grevepesa Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Panzano 2020
Friday, Aug 09, 2024
Score: 93
Color: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Vintage: 2020
A seductive, poised and flavorful red with notes of cherries, raspberries, tree bark and baking spices. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins. Succulent berries at the center meet herbs and spices in a vivid and bright finish. Drink or hold.
Score: 93
Producer: Castelli del Grevepesa
Year: 2020
Designation: Panzano Gran Selezione
Appellation: Chianti Classico
Grape: Sangiovese
Tasting Note: Made entirely with Sangiovese and aged for two years in large Slavonian casks, the 2020 Castelli di Grevepesa Panzano Gran Selezione abounds with finesse. It opens with aromas of pipe tobacco, violet, dark-skinned berry and forest floor while the smooth palate features ripe black cherry, licorice and a hint of coffee-bean finish. Fine-grained tannins leave a rather firm finish.
Drink: 2025-2032
Abv: 14.00%
Reviewed By: Kerin O’Keefe
Tasted: June 2024
Castelli del Grevepesa Chianti Classico Panzano Gran Selezione 2020
Score: 89
Price: $50
Wine Type and Color: Red Still
Reviewed By: Bruce Sanderson
Drinkability: Best from 2025 through 2038
Primary Grape: Sangiovese
Issue: Online Only Review - Published on June 17, 2024
Region: Italy / Chianti Classico
Elegant and solidly built, boasting strawberry, cherry, hibiscus and earth flavors, with a wedge of tannins shoring up the finish. Best from 2025 through 2038.
Castelli dei Grevepesa, Panzano Gran Selezione 2020 Chianti Classico
Producer: Castelli dei Grevepesa
Cuvee: Panzano
Classification: Gran Selezione
Appellation: Chianti Classico
Region: Toscana
Country: Italy
Colour: Red
Alcohol: 14.00%
Score: 17/20
When to Drink: 2024 - 2035
Published On: 23 Oct 2024
Date Tasted: 23 Oct 2024
Reviewer: Tamlyn Currin
Full bottle 1,252 g. Certified sustainable (3E Equalitas Sustainable Winery). [...]
A little high-toned kick to the nose but it's silk-skinned stilettos on the palate. Scarlet, striking, sour-cherry and nipped-strawberry fruit, walking a very fine line between sweet, complex, mouth-watering raspberry-vinegar high notes and drop-the-ball acetic tang. Edgy, clever, and defiantly clean despite the attitude. The tannins are svelte, kintsugi, craquelure through the fruit and baked-clay, old-stone minerality of the wine. Beautifully contained, and mouth-watering to the long, last moment. (TC)