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Chianti Classico – 2022 and 2021 Riserva and Gran Selezione

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Villa Cigliano

Chianti Classico’s Gran Selezione category finally earns its name. Villa Cigliano is pictured above, courtesy of Marchesi Antinori. See also Walter's report on the newly released 2023 Chianti Classicos.

Who would have thought that the Gran Selezione category, created in 2014 as Chianti Classico’s top quality level and with prices to match, would become the ultimate driver of the terroir message.

After a long and winding road that began with a mediocre first release of uninspiring wines, to the more recent joining of small producers whose single-vineyard wines have given the category relevance and credibility, to the creation of...

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