Grapes: 100% Sangiovese from the vineyards of Monterinaldi, our farming partner
Harvested: September 2016
Fermentation: Both alcoholic and malolactic in 150 hl lined cement tanks
Ageing: 16 months in the same large cement tanks followed by 9 months in Nomblot unlined cement egg shaped vessel; Porcellanea ceramic and Mittelberger oak barrel
Blend: 60% Nomblot; 20% Porcellanea and 20% Mittelberger
Bottled: 12 April 2019
Released: July 2019 after 3 months in bottle
Partner: Castello di Monterinaldi, Radda in Chianti
Tasting: 100% Sangiovese aged in 25% Clayver ceramic vessel, 25% Stockinger 5- hl oak cask, 30% Mittelberger oak cask, and 20% porcelain egg. Bottled July 2019. Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Same amplified mìnerality as the non-reserva 2016 Chianti Classico, and almost a little saline “with sweet cherry underneath. High-pitched acidity on fragrant, spicy
sour-cherry fruit with bags of stalky tannins. Supple and with a medium, rather than a full-bodied weight to it. Slightly drying on the fìnish, but the tannins give anice grating feel to the fruit.
Alcohol: 13.5%