You get good harmony here and a wine that exceeds vintage expectations. The Casa Sola 2014 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is a poised and balanced expression with dark fruit and dried cherry, and a generally full and fruit-forward side to a vintage that is remembered for below average temperatures and rain. In fact, the wine maintains that pretty fruit despite the seven years it has aged and evolved since the fruit came off the vines.

Casa Sola has made an impressive jump forward in quality with the 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. Based in the Barberino Val d'Elsa township, this estate has crafted a sophisticated red wine with evolved characteristics of dried fruit, savory spice and balsam herb. But you also get sweet tones of raspberry and cherry that add softness at the wine's core. I'd suggest this wine for near or medium-term drinking.