100% Sangiovese, 12 Monate in großen Eichenholzfässern aus ungarischer und französischer Eiche ausgebaut.
Alkoholgehalt: 14,5 Vol.%
Badia a Passignano 2021 liefert genau das, was man von einer Gran Selezione als „Top-Tier Deliverable“ erwartet: Präzision, Struktur und eine souveräne aromatische Tiefe. In der Nase dominieren dunkle Kirsche, Brombeere und rote Johannisbeere, flankiert von Veilchen, getrockneten Kräutern und einer seriösen Tabak-/Leder-Note. Am Gaumen wirkt der Wein vollmundig, mit saftigem Kern und feinkörnigen, tragenden Tanninen. Die Textur ist dicht, aber nicht schwer – eher „Power mit Governance“: konzentriert, klar konturiert und mit einem subtil salzig-mineralischen Echo im langen Finish. Insgesamt ein 2021er mit sehr gutem Reifepotenzial, der schon jetzt Performance zeigt, aber in 3–5 Jahren nochmals spürbar an Komplexität zulegen dürfte.
Bewertungen
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96 Punkte James Suckling
"Wow. This shows a beautiful shift in character towards freshness and brightness, with lots of dried flowers and hints of sandalwood. Medium to full body with firm, fine tannins. Energetic finish. Lots of fresh herbs and pine to the fruit at the end. Pure sangiovese. Give this a couple of years, but already top-quality Chianti Classico. Best ever?"
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95 Punkte Decanter
"The Badia a Passignano vineyards, close to the Tenuta Tignanello estate, lie at an altitude of between 250 and 300 metres above sea level and are surrounded by 600-metre high hills to the east and southwest, which form a protective amphitheatre. This area is described by Antinori as a ‘geographical liaison between the UGA of San Casciano and the UGA of Panzano’. It has a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and summers that remain fresh and well ventilated. This in turn encourages a longer, slower ripening season. The 2021 has some notes of green herb as well as bitter cherry, orange zest and sweet vanilla. There is a touch of forest greenness and a balsamic note, as well as spicy black pepper. On the palate the tannins are firm, upright and assertive but always refined. There is a beautiful soft, enveloping texture and weight, and the acidity gives mouthwatering freshness on the finish. It is a little oak-dominant at present, but is still young and needs time. A beautifully made wine that expresses a strong identity."
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95 Punkte Antonio Galloni
"The 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Badia a Passignano is one of the best editions of this wine I have ever tasted. Ripe blue-toned fruit, spice, chocolate, leather and licorice fill out the layers in an ample, full-bodied Gran Selezione. Here, too, changes in vinification and aging yielded a wine that marries refinement with textural resonance. Superb."
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94 Punkte Wine Enthusiast
"The nose balances fruit aromas of strawberry, cherry and raspberry with weightier, savory notes of soil, graphite and dark chocolate. The cohesive, equally balanced palate brings more berries and chocolate, creating a classic, measured, self-assured Chianti."
