The 2016 Casa Emma Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is a red wine crafted from Sangiovese grapes, hailing from the renowned Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy. This wine is produced by Casa Emma and bottled with a traditional cork closure. It boasts an alcohol content of 14.0%.

This vintage has garnered high praise from multiple reviewers. Wine Spectator awarded it a stellar 95 points, highlighting its "pure flavors of cherry and blackberry" and describing it as "bright, polished red" with a "terrific finish that evokes fruit, iron and tobacco notes." Wine Spectator's review underscores the wine's harmonious balance of charm and muscle, predicting it will be best enjoyed from 2023 through 2045.

James Suckling also rated this wine 95 points, noting the "very sweet berry and cherry aromas with flowers." He commended its "extremely structured and long" finish, emphasizing the wine's "pure fruit" and suggesting it will be ideal to drink from 2024 onwards.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave the wine a score of 94 points. Monica Larner praised the wine's "velvety softness and firm structure," as well as its "dark cherry, wild berry and plum" flavors, which are framed by "soft tones of earth, spice, and blue flower." Larner also mentioned that the wine's balanced nature and punchy personality make it a standout vintage, especially when paired with pasta made from the estate’s unique pomace flour.

Wine Enthusiast's Kerin O’Keefe rated the wine 93 points, describing it as a "savory red" with aromas of "leather, menthol, wild berries, and dark spice." On the palate, O'Keefe noted the presence of "taut, refined tannins" supporting flavors of "juicy Marasca cherry, ripe plum, tobacco, and licorice." The review highlights the wine's bright acidity, which provides focus and balance, suggesting it will be best enjoyed between 2022 and 2031.

With a limited production of 700 cases and only 450 cases imported, the 2016 Casa Emma Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is a noteworthy example of exceptional winemaking from Tuscany.