Tolaini Vigna Montebello Sette Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2022 (750ml) *
Product price
$56.99
Description
The Gran Selezione tier sits at the top of the Chianti Classico hierarchy, and this bottling from Tolaini comes from a small, densely planted parcel (roughly 7,350 vines per hectare across about two hectares). Whole berries undergo a long maceration of some forty days before the wine settles into large French and Austrian oak casks. As is customary in this corner of Tuscany, Sangiovese carries the wine, and the 2022 reads as a product of a hot, demanding summer: intense, concentrated, built for the long haul.
Brooding is the right word here. The nose leans dark and brambly, with overt spice and a snap of black pepper. On the palate it is massive and tightly wound, dark-fruited and earthy, with persistent balsamic threads of mint and licorice running underneath. The tannins are dry, forceful, and decisive, the kind that demand patience before they soften. This is a muscular, u
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Chianti Classico |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Producer | Tolaini Vigna Montebello Sette |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
Montebello Sette is born from a 2ha plot densely planted with 7,350 vines per hectare. Whole berries see a 40-day maceration before refining in 25hl French and Austrian oak casks. The intense and brooding 2022 seems to echo the extreme summer conditions. Overt spice and black pepper inflect the brambly berry nose. Massive and tight, the palate continues in the dark-fruited, earthy vein. Balsamic nuances of mint and liquorice lurk persistently. Dry, decisive and forceful tannins need time to resolve. All muscles, this is not for the faint of heart. (Decanter, February 2026)