“Il Poggio” Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2021

Castello di Monsanto | Tuscany
Fatt. Monsanto di Bianchi Fabrizio S.a.r.l. | Via Monsanto 8 | IT 50028 Barberino Tavernelle

29162121 · 0,75 l · 92,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

In 1961, Aldo Bianchi bought the dilapidated Castello di Monsanto. His son Fabrizio looked down from the hill Il Poggio – the highest point of the estate – over the landscape: San Gimignano to the west, the Apuan Alps to the north, Monte Amiata to the south. What he saw was more than a view. He saw a vineyard that could say something of its own. In 1962, he had the grapes from Il Poggio vinified and bottled separately – for the first time in the history of Chianti Classico. A single-vineyard cru, inspired by the Premiers Crus of Burgundy, in a region that did not even have its own appellation at the time. The decision changed Chianti Classico forever. Today, after more than six decades of uninterrupted production, Il Poggio is one of those wines whose name needs no explanation. The vineyard lies at an altitude of 300 metres, the soils of galestro and calcareous marl give the Sangiovese a mineral structure that is not found in other vineyards.

2021 was a year of exceptional elegance in Chianti Classico: cooler temperatures in September, pronounced temperature fluctuations, slow ripening. Il Poggio 2021 shows it in every layer: intense, bright ruby red in colour. Cherry, marasca, violet, rose, a hint of liquorice and dried herbs on the nose – precise, complex, with a purity that betrays the Galestro. The palate is elegant and powerful at the same time, with the finest tannins, lively acidity and an extraordinarily long final. SUPERIORE.DE