Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico 2022

The 2022 vintage has surprised a few, overcoming a much warmer year to offer some really enjoyable wines. The wines here are matured in fifty hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels. A wine for enjoying with some of the richer meat dishes from the region (roast wild boar, anyone?). A deep red, there is a savoury aspect to this wine while earthy tones, cold tea and leather are evident, along with red fruits, cherries and raspberries. There are sappy notes here too, with a finely focused line of acidity. Good focus and the tight grip ties the wine together for drinking over the next six to eight years.