Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Gaiole San Sano Antinori 2022 (750ML)

97 Points, Michaela Morris, Decanter: "While tasting Antinori’s three new UGA-specific bottlings, longtime head winemaker Renzo Cotarella explained that the idea wasn't simply to make more wine. Instead, the objective was to make wines with more tangible identity. San Sano has this in spades, along with immense enjoyability – which is just as important. The brilliantly focused 2022 is overtly scented with resinous herbs, lemon balm, spicy pepper and flint. Precisely sculpted and fantastically tight, the palate is a harmonious tour de force of fleshy concentration and energy. Smoke, citrus zest and liquorice are entwined with ripe red and black berries. Tannins flex sinewy muscles and the underlying salinity lingers." 02/26

97 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "A unique wine showing deep and beautiful ripe cherries and plums with limestone and chalk. It’s medium- to full-bodied with fruit, brightness and energy that make it light and ripe at the same time. Creamy texture at the end. Gorgeous finish. Drinkable now, but will age beautifully. Drink or hold." 12/25