2021 Mazzei Fonterutoli Chianti Classico DOCG

93 POINTS

Michaela Morris - Decanter

Totalling 60,000 bottles, this represents the most plentiful of Castello Fonterutoli’s UGA-specific Gran Selezione bottlings. Selected from the estate’s top parcels in Castellina’s upper slopes on limestone-rich stony soil, the 2021 is a delightful tangle of wild forest herbs and cedar with liquorice and sarsaparilla roots. The fruit is pure with a satisfying, supple chew: layers of concentrated dark cherry are hemmed in by firm, sturdy tannins. Self-assured in personality and balanced in its elements, it just needs another year or two for everything to fully mesh.

93 POINTS

Michaela Morris - Decanter

Totalling 60,000 bottles, this represents the most plentiful of Castello Fonterutoli’s UGA-specific Gran Selezione bottlings. Selected from the estate’s top parcels in Castellina’s upper slopes on limestone-rich stony soil, the 2021 is a delightful tangle of wild forest herbs and cedar with liquorice and sarsaparilla roots. The fruit is pure with a satisfying, supple chew: layers of concentrated dark cherry are hemmed in by firm, sturdy tannins. Self-assured in personality and balanced in its elements, it just needs another year or two for everything to fully mesh.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

Notes of raspberries and cherries with red licorice, dried orange peel and spices. Medium- to full-bodied with meaty structure. Tannins are wide and velvety with a juicy, red-fruited mid-palate. Fresh and crunchy at the end.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

Notes of raspberries and cherries with red licorice, dried orange peel and spices. Medium- to full-bodied with meaty structure. Tannins are wide and velvety with a juicy, red-fruited mid-palate. Fresh and crunchy at the end. Drink or hold.

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Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

From a vintage that delivered great results across the region, the 2021 Chianti Classico Fonterutoli is a bit darker, more powerful and concentrated than your standard entry-level Chianti Classico. Cherry and dark plum cede to pretty mineral tones. That extra intensity is part of the house style and is a little gift for those who appreciate more meat on those Sangiovese bones. In fact, that grape is blended with a small 10% part of Malvasia Nera and Colorino in this ample 290,000-bottle release hitting the market now.

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Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2021 Chianti Classico Fonterutoli is redolent of dark cherry, plum, leather, licorice, menthol, dried herbs, incense and sage. Pliant and expressive, with gorgeous depth, the 2021 is a fine edition of the straight Chianti Classico.

91 POINTS

Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2021 Chianti Classico Fonterutoli is redolent of dark cherry, plum, leather, licorice, menthol, dried herbs, incense and sage. Pliant and expressive, with gorgeous depth, the 2021 is a fine edition of the straight Chianti Classico.