Unlock up to TWO FREE bottles of Cabalié! Full details here

Chat with Vinny

Fontodi Chianti Classico 2020

Chianti Classico DOCG

Click to view awards View awards
  • 94pts, James Suckling, 2023
  • 93pts, Wine Spectator, 2023
  • 92+, Antonio Galloni- Vinous, 2023
  • 92pts, Decanter, 2023
  • 91pts, The Wine Advocate, 2023

From one of Tuscany's finest producers, this is the winery's superb, 94-point Chianti Classico. Using all organic grapes and aged 18 months in barrique and cask, it is intense, rich and weighty. Built to last, so ideally tuck away for a while. 

From one of Tuscany's finest producers, this is the winery's superb, 94-point Chianti Classico. Using all organic grapes and aged 18 months in barrique and cask, it is intense, rich and weighty. Built to last, so ideally tuck away for a while. 

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Core of bright fruit, freshness and firm tannins. Elegant, yet intense

Aroma

Bright redcurrant, sour cherry, bay leaf, herbal and floral, spice

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Fontodi Chianti Classico 2020

More information

  • Red - Medium Bodied
  • Italy
  • Deep scarlet
  • 14.0% ABV
  • 10.5 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2031

Founded by a family who first specialised in Tuscany's terracotta tiles, Fontodi was adopted by Domiziano and Dino Manetti in 1968. At that time, it was a run-down, derelict estate, lying just south of Chianti's prized Panzano. They immediately set about putting it to rights and today it's rated as one of the leading properties of the Classico region. They boast 70 hectares of vines, all certified organic, in the prized Tuscan area known as the Conca d'Oro (the golden shell), due to its amphitheatre-like shape. Great soils, sunlight and diurnal temperature difference all contribute to the amazing quality of the wines, with the great Giovanni Manetti at the helm. Using all French oak, this a very fine Classico. Decant early or age.

"Subtle aromas of sliced strawberries and cherries with some orange peel. Lovely energy" James Suckling
Critic, 94 points
Map showing Chianti Classico DOCG
Tasting note information