2019 Piemaggio Le Fioraie Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Dão even on young vines

even on young vines

limestone-rich slopes of Mazis-Chambertin

A touch of Sauv Gris–atypical in the area– adds an extra layer of stucture and length

One hundred of the three hundred cases produced are dedicated to the US market

Matured for 1 year in oak where it undergoes the malolactic fermentation

2019 Piemaggio Le Fioraie Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy Dão even on young vinesA blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino, Piemaggios Chianti Classico ferments spontaneously in stainless steel during a 3 week maceration, and spends two years aging in a combination of concrete tanks and previously used wooden casksmainly 25 hectoliter Slavonian oak, with some 500 liter French oak employed as well. Utterly textbook in character, it combines earth, bright fruit, and tangy acidity, with notable yet