Monteraponi Chianti Classico 2022

Monteraponi Chianti Classico 2022$31. 99 on 6+ bottles (code: 6saves2) 91pts Vinous Media The 2022 Chianti Classico is a powerful, rich wine that offers a striking reflection of the intensity of the year, slightly tempered by the elevation of Radda. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, cinnamon and orange peel are all nicely lifted. There's gorgeous brilliance and energy here. The 2022 spent 16 months in cask. This is 95% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo. Fermentation takes place in cement

5 barFarming: Certified Organic by Ecocert and Certified Biodynamic by Demeter Vegan: YesProduction: ≈1300 bottles

where the wines tend to be bigger) and Sierra Madre (a top Chardonnay site in Santa Maria)

This small barrel aging imparts depth and complexity to our Pinot Noir

are well placed to allow the core attributes of this wine to revolve around variety and site first

The wine exudes red cherry fruitiness and (like high quality peers Sangiovese

Italy’s list of transcendent white wines is short

and a touch of graphite

(90-92)pts Vinous

In the decade of the 1980s his grandson Ricard took charge of the land

Composition: Primarily Syrah grapes

Fermentation: Following total destemming

it's sweet but not cloying