Chianti Classico Riserva "Vigna del Sorbo", Fontodi - 1998

Name: Chianti Classico Riserva "Vigna del Sorbo", Fontodi
Brand: Fontodi
SKU: 39740
Price: 249.99 USD
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Item # 39740 750 mL

A single-vineyard bottling that was first bottled in 1985 and has always been from the estate's oldest plantings of Sangiovese. The terroir is rich in Galestro soils which are rocky and clay-based.

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Color

Red

Vintage

1998

Country

Italy

Region

Tuscany

Sub-Region

Chianti

Appellation/Village

Classico

Producer

Fontodi

Grape Variety

Sangiovese

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