Terra Di Seta Assai, Gran Selezione, Chianti Classico, 2019
Price:
$50.00
Title
Red, Dry
Sangiovese, 14.5%
4.2 Stars Vivino
Score: 94 (QPR: WINNER) – by David Raccah (KosherWineDB.com)
The nose of this wine feels the most controlled I have ever tasted from the Assai line. The nose of this wine is lovely, balanced, with ripe fruit, smoke, roasted animal, umami, and mushroom. Violet, floral notes, decadent toast, and vanilla. It is impressive. The nose is elegant, controlled, and packed with umami.
The mouth of this wine is incredible; it is perfectly balanced, ripe, but the level of control asserted here feels like Daniele corralled a Rhino in the corner. The level of control on such a beastly yet corralled mouthfeel is insane - Bravo! The mouth of this perfectly threaded needle of a full-bodied wine is impressive, with extraction, concentration, and, yes, elegance that is truly remarkable. An assault of umami, saline, tension, blackberry, raspberry, tart cherry, rich minerality, and mouth-draping tannin makes this wine a true showstopper, BRAVO!!! It was tough to spit this wine, it is so refreshing while being a beast!
The finish is so long, tannic, tense, and extracted, while being refreshing, with smoked meat, tobacco, rich mushroom, and rich graphite. Bravo! This is a WINNER! Drink now until 2033.
