En af Italiens største rødvine.
Anmeldelserne taler deres helt eget tydelige sprog i denne forrygende årgang 2021, hvor Ipsus bla. har modtaget 99 point fra James Suckling. opefter til denne prægtige prestigevin fra den legendariske Mazzei-familie.
Første årgang af denne prægtige prestigevin fra den legendariske Mazzei-familie var 2015, og siden er den i forvejen høje kvalitet kun gået op. Ambitionen har været at skabe den største, bedste og mest fantastiske vin fra Chianti, og det må i den grad siges at være lykkedes i denne blændende årgang 2021.
Vinen består af 100 procent Sangiovese fra den 6,5 hektar store mark, Il Caggio, hvor stokkene i gennemsnit er 30 år gamle. For første gang lagres en mindre del af vinen ikke i egertræsfade, da 10 % i stedet er lagret i keramiske krukker, mens resten af vinen har lagret på fad.
Vinen har en smuk, teglstensrød farve, og duften er helt utrolig ekspressiv med noter af granatæble, kirsebær, chokolade, træ, tørrede krydderurter, lavendel og rosenblade. Tanninerne er, helt klassisk for Sangiovese, faste og markante, og vidner om en vin med et nærmest uendeligt langt liv foran sig. Ønsker man at stifte bekendtskab med det ypperste indenfor Chianti, så er Ipsus ikke til at komme udenom.
Robert Parker - 95+
This is a special limited release made in a dedicated winery with fruit from a prime vineyard site by the Mazzei family in Castellina in Chianti. The Caggio 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Ipsus is infused with elegant dark fruit, blackcurrant, blackberry and blue flower. However, there is a spicy oak-driven note that is a little too prominent at this young stage. The wine is matured in a combination of clay amphorae followed by tonneaux and botte grande, and you feel the effects on the mouthfeel that is both polished and fine. It offers a bright style overall with balanced acidity and many fine-tuned flavors that are straight from the Sangiovese playlist. However, I'm going to suggest a few more years of cellar aging to tone down the oak notes.
Decanter - 97
Giovanni Mazzei describes the 2021 vintage in Chianti Classico as ‘a combination of vintages: 2019 without the opulence, and the freshness of 2018 but with more grip.’ Each year of this relatively young project, the amount of oak is reduced in favour of ceramic vessels for what Mazzei describes as a ‘wine with no filter’. Spicy dark cherry and leafy herbal aromas introduce a streamlined palate, not massively intense but instead showing suppleness and balance. There's a lovely line of stoniness and a ripe, succulent core of sapid dark cherry and blackberry. Spicy and grippy, flecks of balsamic herbs, dark chocolate, iron oxide, and woodland complexity lurk. There's a squeeze of blood orange on the long, gentle finish, giving the impression that time is all that's needed for this to stretch its legs and unfurl.
James Suckling - 99
This is a sleek, restrained wine with aromas of slate, minerals, earth, dried cherries, potpourri, cinnamon, orange zest, red currants and violets. Graceful on the palate, with a medium to full body, licorice root flavors and fine, velvety tannins. It shows the typical chalky texture of pure sangiovese yet is well covered by fruit. Long and crisp if not zesty, with intoxicating savoriness, it will age beautifully if you can wait. It will be released in October. Try it then.
Vinous - 97
The 2021 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Ipsus is magnificent. It’s also the first wine from the Mazzei family’s ambitious new Caggio winery that truly captures the magic of this evocative site in Castellina. Wild cherry, orange peel, exotic spice, new leather and white pepper are some of the many notes that build as the 2021 shows off its wonderfully complex, beguiling personality. The winemaking approach is quite different relative to the approach at Fonterutoli. Ipsus sees long fermentations with submerged-cap maceration for some lots, followed by aging in various vessels, including larger format oak and ceramic. Not surprisingly, the winemaking team needed a few years to dial everything in. The 2021 suggests they have started to do so. It's a superb wine by any measure.
| Årgang | 2021 |
| Vintype | Rødvin |
| Land | Italien |
| Område | Toscana |
| Kommune | Chianti Classico |
| Producent | Il Caggio |
| Alkoholprocent | 14% |
| Indhold | 75cl |
| Produktionsmetode | Konventionel |
| Faktablad | Hent faktablad |
| Varenr. | 72483 |
