In addition to the Riserva category, there is now a new “Gran Selezione”. “Gran Selezione,” this is what the top wines from the Chianti Classico appellation will be called DOCG in the future. The “Chianti Classico Collection” presented the new classification system, in which the “Gran Selezione” will form the new top of the quality pyramid. Wines in this category may only be produced from our own grape material, must be stored in wood for 30 months and then be bottled for a further 3 months before they can be sold. “The 'Gran Selezione” should not reduce the potential and characteristics of Chianti Classico Riservas, but focus more on high-quality wines, which are already sold under the name Chianti Classico,” says Sergio Zinggio Arelli, president of the Consorzio Vino Chinati Classico, from Decanter.com cited.