Fattoria Poggerino
Chianti Classico
Poggerino's wines are produced organically, exclusively from their own grapes, and every step of wine production and marketing is carried out by the owners themselves. The owner, Piero Lanza, believes in an almost fanatical attention to vineyard work. His goal is to set the stage for healthy vines, and ultimately, beautiful wines, by caring for the land holistically, in rhythm with the seasons, and as custodian for its natural biodiversity and richness. The results are healthy grapes with the highest degree of concentration and ripeness, perfectly reflective of their unique Tuscan terroir.
Tasting Notes
Benchmark Sangiovese and Chianti Classico. Ruby red color with notes of blackberries, cherry, leather, and red currant touched by vanilla and licorice spice. Sweet and persistent tannins.
Cultivation
The training system is bilateral cordon/guyot and the vineyard density is 5,000/ hectare. Manually harvested the last week in September to first ten days in October.
Vinification
After a careful selection in the vineyard the grapes are destemmed and pressed. The alcoholic fermentation begins without the addition of selected yeasts and proceeds at 28-30° C. The entire process of vinification and maceration takes place in concrete tanks for approximately 35 days with pumpovers and manual punchdowns.
Aging
In December the new wine is racked to casks of 20/25hl of Slavonian oak and tonneau of 4/5hl of French oak where the malolactic fermentation takes place. Aged for 12 months then the wine is assembled and bottled the following spring. The wine is aged for a minimum of 8 months before sale.
Press
2021:
93 points - Decanter
93 points - Wine Spectator
2020:
90 points - Wine Spectator
2019:
92 points - Antonio Galloni
90 points - Wine Spectator
2018:
90 points - Wine Spectator
2017:
93 points - Antonio Galloni
90 points - Decanter
2016:
92 points - Antonio Galloni
90 points - Wine Spectator
2015:
92 points - Wine Spectator
90 points - Robert Parker
APPELLATION
DOCG Chianti Classico
VARIETAL
Sangiovese
ABV
14.5%
SOIL
Clay, marls
PHILOSOPHY
Organic, biodynamic
AVERAGE AGE
14-24 years