Monsanto, Il Poggio Gran Selezione other_regions_australia This saw no American oak

This saw no American oak

A very toasty and menthol-infused nose offers up plenty of sauvage and earth elements on the mostly wild dark currant scents

500 liters of wine here

fruit-forwardness that marked many of the following vintages

Tasted at the Ausone vertical in London

Monsanto, Il Poggio Gran Selezione other_regions_australia This saw no American oakThe Castello di Monsanto 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Il Poggio shows dark fruit and baked plum with a hint of barbecue spice or campfire ash. That barbecued or savory side runs strong in this vintage and is the result of a warm growing season coupled with the beginning of tertiary complexity (albeit slightly premature). I also get a hint of sweetness to close that makes a good contrast against that savory element. This wine is 95%