2024 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico

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

After the 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 matures for a further 6 months in the bottle.

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