This wine is packaged with thick textured paper on its front label. The Carpineto 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione shows deep richness with lots of soft texture, ripeness and concentration. Dried blackberry and plum build in intensity and the wine moves slowly and heavily over the palate. That concentration is a bit much, and for that reason I suggest a hearty steak au poivre with this bottle. This wine is the proverbial too-much-of-a-good-thing; therefore, I am partial to the more affordable Riserva from the same vintage.

Compelling aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry, licorice, iron, wild rosemary, juniper and tobacco are the hallmarks of this complex red, which is harmonious and vibrant, lingering with an aftertaste of fruit, savory and spice elements. Drink now through 2038. 1,140 cases made, 600 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Chianti Classico Select to Add