
Monteraponi Chianti Classico Reserva Il Campitello DOCG
2015
750ml
BASIC
TASTE
RATINGS
Wine Type:

Red
Varietal:

90%
Sangiovese,
7%
Canaiolo,
3%
Colorino / Lambrusco
Region, Subregion, Country:
Tuscany, Italy
Description:
Campitello is the oldest vineyard in Monteraponi, 44 years old, is separated from the others by the forest. Spontaneous fermentation is in concrete vats, without any yeast addition or temperature control. Following a very long skin maceration for minimum 40-45 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 26 months in big of French and Slavonian oak. Then finish for 3 months more in concrete again, where decant naturally before bottling by gravity without any filtration or clarification during the waning moon. The wine is garnet-red colored. Intense spicy and red fruity notes on the nose. One is immediately impressed by the wine’s power and strength. The marly and clayey soil lends the wine remarkable savouriness and persistence. The tertiary notes, of aromatic herbs blended with Spanish broom and fennel, are typical of the Chianti Classico zone. High acidity, due to the winery’s altitude, which ensures ageing potential. The fine but firm tannins make this wine the perfect. Stir-fried Beef cube with Black Pepper sauce, Lamb with Bamboo shoot pot
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:
Campitello is the oldest vineyard in Monteraponi, 44 years old, is separated from the others by the forest. Spontaneous fermentation is in concrete vats, without any yeast addition or temperature control. Following a very long skin maceration for minimum 40-45 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 26 months in big of French and Slavonian oak. Then finish for 3 months more in concrete again, where decant naturally before bottling by gravity without any filtration or clarification during the waning moon.
Style:

Fresh & Floral
Dominant Flavour:

Floral

Red Fruit

Jam
Food Pairings:
Stir-fried Beef cube with Black Pepper sauce, Lamb with Bamboo shoot pot
Critics Score:
94
Robert Parker
96
James Suckling
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