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Chianti Classico

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Gran Selezione

Il Poggio has grown beyond its original two hectares planted in 1962 and now extends over 5.2ha – but its DNA remains the same. A smidgin of Canaiolo Nero is interplanted with 40-year-old Sangiovese, and the two are co-fermented, while the Colorino is picked and vinified separately. A beautiful showing in 2019, this emerges steadily from the glass with flinty minerals and white pepper first, then arbutus bush and cherry followed by orange and hyacinth. It is elegantly weighted with a generosity of tangy cranberry and ripe strawberry seeping across the palate in a steady textural flow. Stony tannins and steely acidity lend tension. Tarragon lingers.

Colorino

Sangiovese

Canaiolo Nero

Castello di Monsanto, Vigna Il Poggio, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy, 2019

Il Poggio has grown beyond its original two hectares planted in 1962 and now extends over 5.2ha – but its DNA remains the same. 

Castello di Monsanto, Vigna Il Poggio, Chianti Classico

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