Chianti Classico Il Campitello Riserva 2021

Description

Still organic red Chianti Classico Riserva, 13.5% ABV, produced by Monteraponi in Tuscany. Blend: 90% Sangiovese, 7% Canaiolo Nero, 3% Colorino. 2021 vintage. A wine born in an ancient medieval village, with a centuries-old history and a production that follows the rhythms of nature. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in glass-lined cement tanks, without temperature control and without the addition of yeasts. Intense notes of spice and red fruits emerge on the nose. Garnet red. From the start, the strength and power of this wine overwhelm you. The complexity of the galestro (marl) combined with the clay gives it a truly remarkable flavor and persistence. The tertiary notes of aromatic herbs mixed with hints of broom and fennel make the wine perfectly in tune with the Chianti Classico terroir.

Details

Perfume

Intense notes of spices and red fruits emerge on the nose.

Color

Garnet red.

Taste

Right from the start the strength and power of this wine overwhelms you. The complexity of the marl combined with the clay gives it a truly remarkable savouriness and persistence. The tertiary notes of aromatic herbs mixed with hints of broom and fennel make the wine perfectly in line with the Chianti Classico terroir. The acidity always remains high, given the important altitude of the estate, guaranteeing longevity in the cellar. Fine but important tannins.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Monteraponi

From this winery

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Monteraponi is an ancient medieval village, built around three square towers dating from the tenth century.
The complex located on the hill of the same name at an altitude of 470 meters overlooking the valley below which slopes toward the river Arbia.
The farm produces Chianti Classico wines, Vin Santo del Chianti, Oil, Grappa. All productions are family-run certified organic by ICEA Italy.
The cellar was carved from ancient pre-existing buildings, which naturally provide humidity and a constant temperature all year round, thanks to the thick stone walls. The technology is minimized, the fermentations take place in old cement tanks and in tanks frustoconical elliptical base of Nomblot, always concrete. All tanks are devoid of thermo-conditioning systems, to ensure that the fermentations are the most spontaneous and natural as possible. Do not add yeasts for or use of activating, feeder and malolactic bacteria.
Adjacent to the winery there is the aging cellar, which is also converted from an old existing building, three-quarters underground, Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Monteraponi Chianti Classico Il Campitello Riserva 2021
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	90% Sangiovese, 7% Canaiolo Nero, 3% Colorino
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Monteraponi
Origin	Locality Monteraponi - Radda in Chianti (SI)
Climate	Altitude: 420 m. a.s.l.
Wine making	Spontaneous fermentation takes place in vitrified cement tanks, without temperature control and without the addition of yeasts. This is followed by maceration on the skins for 30-35 days with daily pumping over and punching down carried out by hand. Once alcoholic fermentation is complete, malolactic fermentation follows, spontaneously, without the aid of bacteria, starters or feeders to facilitate its start.
Aging	In large oval French or Slavonian oak barrels for at least 26 months. concludes with a further 3 months in concrete, where the wine decants naturally before being bottled by gravity, always during the waning moon. Unfiltered and unclarified wine.onths 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.
Allergens	Contains sulphites