These new releases from Poggerino are terrific. Piero Lanza makes wines of notable character that capture all the finesse of Radda. Over the last decade or so, quality has grown in dramatic fashion, driven by much gentler winemaking than in the past. The Chianti Classicos are vinified in cement and aged in either cask or cement. I find a purity in these wines that is incredibly distinctive.
- Antonio Galloni, Vinous
About the wine:
POGGERINO Chianti Classico 2021
100% SANGIOVESE
Denomination: Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.
Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese
Production area: Radda in Chianti
Vineyard density: 5000/ha
Training system: Bilateral cordon/guyot
Harvest: Manual from the last week of September / first ten days of October
Vineyard age: From 2004 to 1994
Vinification and ageing
After careful selection in the vineyard, the grapes are destemmed and pressed. The alcoholic fermentation begins without the addition of selected yeasts and proceeds at 28°/30°C. The entire vinification and maceration process takes place in concrete tanks for about 35 days with manual pumping over and punching down. In December, the new wine is decanted into 20/25hl Slavonian oak barrels and 4/5hl French oak tonneaux where malolactic fermentation takes place. After 12 months of refinement, the wine is blended and bottled the following spring. The wine is aged for a minimum of 8 months before being sold.
Sensory profile
Brilliant ruby red colour. On the nose notes of blackberries, leather, cherries and red currants with a touch of licorice and vanilla. Sweet and persistent tannins.
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