2012 Rocca di Montegrossi Sangiovese

Deeply nuanced and elegant; plum, dark cherries, smoke, tobacco. 93% Sangiovese and 7% Pugnitello
Estate vineyards are located in Monti in Chianti, a “microarea” of Gaiole in Chianti. This area, precisely between 350 and 500 meters in altitude, offers the ideal range for ripening Sangiovese perfectly. Soils combine alberese (limestone) and galestro (schist) with clay. This wine is a selection of older vines from a 17-acre vineyard near the Pieve di San Marcellino, an eleventh-century Romanesque church. Hand-harvested. Sangiovese and Pugnitello fermented separately on indigenous yeasts in upright wooden fermentation tanks. Aged for 27 months in French oak (Allier) barrels (42%) and tonneaux (58%), with 23% new wood, 7% one-year old and 70% three-year old. Aged in bottle for a minimum of 24 months.