2021 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico

This Chianti Classico Rocca di Castagnoli is a wine with excellent complexity and structure. The wine appears beautiful purple-red to red in color in the glass. Pleasant aromas of cherry scent in the nose, combined with spiciness, violets and almond. On the palate, this Chianti is very juicy with beautiful acidity and ripe, lively tannins that provide good harmony, even in the long aftertaste. This wine is made from 90% Sangiovese grapes and 10% Canaiolo and Colorino. The grapes come from the 63 ha. counting plots located around the medieval fortress in the village after which the winery is named. The soil type varies from patches rich in Macigno del Chianti and other sandstones to soils composed mainly of Alberese, limestone areas and schistose argillites, mainly 'Galestro'.

After harvest in October, the wine ages for at least 1 year in typical Chianti barrels and an additional 3 months in steel, after which the wine continues to mature in the bottle for another 6 months.

Winery Rocca di Castagnoli has been very closely involved in the selection of the best Sangiovese clone for Chianti Classico. They make pure wines, with an emphasis on terroir, with owner Calogero Calì. He has owned Rocca di Castagnoli since 1981 and has since acquired four other wine companies, including Poggio Maestrino. He employs an impressive team of winemakers and grape growers, led by Daniele Pagni, to get the wines from all the companies the way he wants them. The end result is never a megalomaniac and expensive blockbuster but rather a digestible and elegant wine for a decent price.