Tenuta di Capraia, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Effe 55 2019 ITALY Pure silk Volnay-ish finish

Pure silk Volnay-ish finish

blueberry and smoke

and a treat to enjoy now

gracious Cabernet Sauvignon that combines finesse with intensity

It was bottled in August 2023

Tenuta di Capraia, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Effe 55 2019 ITALY Pure silk Volnay-ish finish94 Vinous The 2019 Chianti Classico Effe 55, the estate's Gran Selezione, is plush, silky and super appealing. Sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, dried leaves and exotic spice overtones meld into a core of sweet macerated cherry. Long and persistent, the 2019 is impeccably balanced. Silky tannins round things out in style. 94 Decanter Effe 55 comes from a two hectare northeast facing plot at 550 metres above sea level and includes the estate's oldest vines,