2018 Chianti Classico, Vigna del Sorbo, Gran Selezione, Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy

Panzano in Chianti. 100% certified organic Sangiovese.Deep, lustrous garnet. Lifted nose with considerable tang. Oyster shells and iodine note on the interesting nose. Very tight and concentrated with quite a bit of tannin. But this is a very serious wine by any measure. It's just not ready… Super-tang! Super-tannin! It's even a little inky at the end.Drink 2023 - 2033jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (June 2021)

The Fontodi 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is gorgeous now, and we should expect better things to come as the wine continues its bottle evolution. This organic, single-vineyard expression (with 29,000 bottles made) delivers impeccable balance and beautiful intensity. The wine sports a developed fruit side that contrasts nicely against the spice and tobacco-like tones thanks to 18 months in French barrique and six months in bottle. The 2018 vintage can sometimes take a lot of work to read. For example, this wine offers sharp acidity, but it also sees a 15% alcohol content plus lots of enduring sweetness and ripeness. The tannins are exceptionally supple and sweet. I can't wait to try this wine 10 or 15 years from now.Drink 2023 - 2050monica_larner, Wine Advocate (October 2021)

Beautiful blue fruit with mahogany and violets. Full-bodied with creamy, polished tannins that show a beautifully polished texture. So drinkable already. From organically grown grapes. Drink or holdjames_suckling, jamessuckling_com (August 2021)

The 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is quite possibly the most elegant, refined version of this wine I have ever tasted. It does not offer the immediacy or impact of either the 2015 or 2016 but impresses with its elegance, persistence and total class.Bright floral and spice notes add perfume to a core of red-toned fruit. The 2018 represents another move towards greater finesse at Fontodi. It spent a year in French oak barrel and a second year in cask.Drink 2026 - 2048antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (September 2021)