Rocca di Montegrossi

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 'San Marcellino'

Certified Organic
94% Sangiovese with 6% Pugnitello
Produced using the finest grapes selected from the 7-ha San Marcellino vineyard that surrounds the Church of San Marcellino in Monti in Chianti:
Up to 50-year-old vines
0.9 hectares of Pugnitello, an old indigenous Tuscan grape that perfectly complements Sangiovese, bringing out its color, structure and aromas
Since 2006 the San Marcellino cuvee has included about 5% Pugnitello
16-day fermentation and 23-day maceration
24 months in barriques (35%) and tonneaux (65%) of Allier oak (15% of new wood, 20% of 2 years, 25% of 3 years and 60% of 4 years), plus 24 months refining in bottle
Annual production is about 18,000 bottles.

Info

Producer:

Rocca di Montegrossi

Vintage:

2018

Country:

Italy

Region:

Tuscany

Appellation:

Chianti Classico

Variety:

Sangiovese

Color:

Red

Farming Practice:

Certified Organic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle

IT-RDM-21-18

12/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Spectator

Score

Date

2023-06-28

James Suckling

Score

Date

2023-06-14

Vinous Media

Score

Date

2023-08-29

Decanter

Score

Date

2023-05-16

Wine & Spirits

Score

Date

2023-05-01

Jeb Dunnuck

Score

Date

2023-01-31

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2015

decanter

Score

Date

2020-02-16

"A selection made from the San Marcellino vineyard which includes a plot of 50-year-old vines. The soil here is extremely rocky, composed mainly of alberese - a hard marl rich in calcium carbonate which tends to give deeply coloured wines. There is a lot to love in this wine. Enticing red and black currants are demurely nuanced with toast and spice. Ample and mouth filling without being heavy, the palate is abundantly layered with velvety textured tannins. Purity of fruit is preserved throughout and this finishes with mouth-watering salinity."

2015

james suckling

Score

93 (2013 score?)

Date

2020-07-30

" A balanced, refined red with plum, cherry and chocolate character, as well as walnut. It’s medium-bodied with juicy fruit and a savory finish. Complex and pretty."

2015

vinous media

Score

Date

2020-09-18

"The 2015 Chianti Classico Vigneto San Marcellino is fabulous. Sweet red cherry, red plum, mint, sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, licorice, blood orange and dried herbs all race out of the glass. The Sangiovese is so expressive. Even so, the 2015 is a wine of reserve. I would cellar it for at least a few years, as it has clearly entered a period of post-bottling closure. Its energy and vibrancy are notable."

2014

decanter

Score

Date

2019-02-12

"Marco Ricasoli replanted his now 7ha San Marcellino vineyard with new and easier to manage clones of Sangiovese, giving thick skins and loose bunches. He also included less than 1ha of Pugnitello, a local grape that he helped rescue. This has surprising heft and ripeness of fruit for the cool and rainy 2014 vintage. Deeply coloured, it starts with toasted oak and sweet spice then makes way for red plum and pepper. The tannins are a bit chunky but admirably ripe, and this stands up to many of the Gran Seleziones from the more highly-regarded 2015 and 2016 vintages."

2014

vinous media

Score

Date

2019-08-22

"The 2014 Chianti Classico Vigneto San Marcellino is dark, sumptuous and super-expressive. Like all of the wines here, the 2014 San Marcellino needs at least a few years in bottle to truly show everything it has, but there is more than enough here to provide for engaging drinking for many years to come. Time in the glass brings out gorgeous scents of black cherry, plum, menthol, licorice and smoke. The 2014 is a striking, complete wine."

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