{"title":"IPSUS 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Caggio IPSUS Gran Selezione from Giovanni Mazzei continues to set the benchmark for what Sangiovese can achieve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe critics agree. James Suckling awarded the 2022 98 points, describing \"\u003cem\u003eluscious and ripe aromas of plum and sandalwood, with dried flowers and crushed stone.\u003c\/em\u003e\" Falstaff scored it 97 points, while Vinous gave it 95 points, noting that it \"\u003cem\u003eshows plenty of the year's textural richness right out of the gate\" and is \"a terrific effort.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIPSUS comes from a single 6.5-hectare clos in Castellina in Chianti, planted on clay, schist and calcareous soils with special massal Sangiovese clones. It is matured across large barrels, tonneaux and ceramic vats, resulting in a finesse rare even by Gran Selezione standards. It has already become a latter-day legend and one of Italy's most collectible and sought-after wines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduction is tiny, just 6,000 bottles worldwide, and several members of our team have already put their names down for a couple of cases each. We'd strongly recommend you do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mazzei-il-caggio-ipsus-2022","title":"Mazzei, Il Caggio Ipsus, 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Mazzei, heir to the illustrious Marchesi Mazzei family, carries a winemaking heritage that stretches back to 1398, when his ancestor Ser Lapo Mazzei first recorded the term 'Chianti'. 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