I prefer the 2013 Chianti Classico Riserva to the Gran Selezione from the same vintage. This wine allows for a stronger varietal voice with more pronounced tones of wild berry, dried blackberry and balsam herb. There is a good amount of spice and oak toast as well, but it fades nicely into the background. The blend of fruit is 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot, and the wine is aged in large oak casks for 15 months. Like the Gran Selezione, only 5,000 bottles are produced.