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Monteraponi Chianti Classico DOCG
2015
750ml
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Wine Type:
Red
Varietal:
95%
Sangiovese,
5%
Canaiolo
Region, Subregion, Country:
Tuscany, Italy
Appellation:
Chianti Classico DOCG
Description:
This is a linear and refined wine that shows so much finesse and beauty. The tannins are seamless. Medium body. Fresh and wonderfully textured. Drink now or hold. -JS (94/100, Friday 20 October, 2017)
Winery:
Monteraponi
www.monteraponi.it
The winery extends over an area of 200 hectares set in a natural amphitheater, which is exposed to the south and sheltered from the north winds. The vineyards are spread over 12 hectares, the olive trees over 8 hectares, while the remaining area is covered with towering, ancient oaks and chestnut trees which surround and isolate the winery from the outside world.
Wine Making:
Vinfication: Spontaneous fermentation is made in concrete vats, without any yeast addiction or temperature control. Following a very long skin maceration for minimum 25 days with daily dumplings hand made. Also the malolactic fermentations takes place without any addition of bacteria or other type of starters. The ageing is almost for 16 months in big of french and slavonian oak. Then finish for 1 months more in concrete again, where decant naturally before bottling by gravity without any filtration or clarification during the waning moon.
Style:
Silky & Smooth
Dominant Flavour:
Floral
Red Fruit
Food Pairings:
Lamb - Ex. Garlic Lamb Stir-fry with Broccoli, Lamb Bulgogi
Critics Score:
91
Robert Parker
94
James Suckling
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