San Felice Il Grigio Chianti Classico 2022 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 94/100

San Felice Il Grigio Riserva Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. from Tuscany is a dry, medium to full-bodied 100% Sangiovese with an elegant and precise nose of tart red cherry, dried violet, wild strawberry, stony minerality, and a thread of wild herbs and tobacco leaf that builds beautifully with air. On the palate it is poised and focused, with dusty, well-integrated tannins, bright tangy acidity, and a long, layered finish of dark berry fruit, earthy depth, and a whisper of warm spice. Serve at room temperature and enjoy from 2025 through 2033, though decanting for an hour will reward patience even now. Head winemaker Leonardo Bellaccini, who has guided San Felice for nearly four decades and was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione designation in 2014, crafts this Riserva from a careful selection of the finest Sangiovese grapes on the estate, maturing the wine in large Slavonian oak casks and French oak barriques to build complexity while preserving the variety's natural vibrancy. San Felice is also a pioneering estate in the history of Italian wine: in the late 1960s it produced Vigorello, the first wine in all of Chianti Classico made exclusively from red grapes, a wine now considered the true forerunner of the entire Super Tuscan category. Pair it with a bruschetta pizza topped with goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, and fresh basil, where the wine's bright cherry acidity and earthy spice will complement every tangy, herb-scented bite, or serve it alongside a zucchini and red onion pizza with a drizzle of good olive oil, letting the wine's minerality and wild herb character echo the simplicity of the toppings.

Chianti Classico food pairings: bruschetta pizza with goat cheese, sundried tomato, zucchini and red onion pizza.

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This San Felice Il Grigio Chianti Classico 2022 was reviewed on April 11, 2026 by Natalie MacLean

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