2023 Monteraponi Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Eva Fricke Local dialect for "dark"

Local dialect for "dark"

the climate also provides wide diurnal temperature shifts that drastically cool the vines overnight

but at a slightly lower altitude—80 meters above sea level compared to Le Puy’s 110 meters

The vines here enjoy the highest elevation of any vineyard in Montalcino

2020’s for 5 months and the two were blended just before bottling

2023 Monteraponi Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Eva Fricke Local dialect for "dark"95% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo. Fermentation takes place in cement tanks, followed by about 25 days of maceration. The wine is aged exclusively in large oak for about 16 months and is bottled without being fined or filtered. The vines are planted in soils that are full of calcareous stones, rich in marl and schist.