Bibbiano Chianti Classico Grand Selezione “Vigna del Capannino” 2013 (750ml/12)
About Bibbiano
Founded in 1865, Bibbiano is located in the historic Chianti region, in the municipality of Castellina in Chianti, overlooking the Elsa Valley towards the castle of Monteriggioni. Today’s owners, Tommaso and Federico Marrocchesi Marzi, are the fifth generation. Surrounded by vast olive groves consisting of over three thousand trees, Bibbiano’s vineyards cover an area of about 25 hectares, at an altitude ranging from 270 to 300 meters, with enviable exposure and excellent microclimate. The ...
Available Markets: New York, New Jersey, California, Massanois ImportsTasting Notes
Very intense and complex, with soft fruity notes of black cherry and cherry, together with intense and pleasant spicy scents, particularly of tobacco, cocoa and black pepper mingled with agreable balsamic and mineral notes.
Reviews
Wine Spectator
"A savory example, featuring tobacco, earth, wild herb and underbrush notes enveloping a core of fading cherry. Balanced and finishing dry, with tobacco and iron accents lingering. Settling in nicely, with a few years more to go. Drink now through 2023. 1,250 cases made." –BS, November 2017