Bastioni Dei Collazzi Chianti Classico – 2022

Here is a juicy, fruity and playful Chianti Classico with baked cherries, raspberries and sweet spices on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with fine, firm tannins. Juicy and generous core of red fruit at the center, with a succulent, pulpy finish. Drink now.

San Casciano. 80% Sangiovese, 18% Merlot, 2% Malvasia Nera.
Deep crimson. A little subdued on the nose. Lush, sappy, juicy fruit, with plenty of gritty tannins on the finish. Solid. 2024 – 2028

The estate’s Chianti Classico vineyards are at the northern limit of the zone, in the warm district of San Casciano. For the annata, a dash of Malvasia Nera is co-fermented with Sangiovese, while the Merlot is vinified separately. Aged in third-passage French oak barriques, it is polished and polite. Aromas are discreet yet attractive, ranging from cedar and garden herbs to cinnamon and nutmeg. The palate is plush with blueberry pie and fresh blackberry flavours, tapering off quickly with a pop of vanilla. Gentle tannins are nestled in.

The nose invigorates with piercing aromas of black cherry, plum, flint and coffee, while the palate sweetens but stays cohesive, with riper cherries, plums and figs swirling above undertones of earth. Polished but grippy tannins structure a warm, citrus finish.