Light, tangy and refreshing, this ’18 Chianti leaps from the glass in a profusion of youthful red and blue fruits, warm earth, violet petals, baking spices, and white pepper. Dusty tannins, electric acidity, and a subtle thrum of earth make this Chianti a food-friendly delight. This mono-varietal Sangiovese derives from compact red soils that are high in minerals; grapes ferment for 30 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel, and the wine ages for seven months in botti, followed by four months in bottle prior to release.
- Country: Italy
Region: Toscana
Montagnola Senese, a subregion of Chianti located about ten miles west of Siena, is home to unique soils--a red, chalky clay that’s high in iron and much prized by vine-growers. The vineyards of Tenuta Trecciano spread across fifty acres of this coveted ground; here, the Trecciano estate grows Sangiovese, as well as Bordeaux grape varietals, taking adventive of the mineral-laden soils in its terroir-driven Chianti and Super-Tuscan bottlings. Trecciano’s winemakers are mindful to tailor each wine’s protocol to best suit its grapes and its flavor profile, using steel vats or botti for aging its Vermentino and Chianti, while employing barriques to age its Super Tuscans. The resulting wines are deeply enjoyable, pure, and thrilling evocations of the estate’s lands and Chianti’s ever-evolving history.
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