2021 CHIANTI CLASSICO Nuovo Poggerino, Lea & Sandeman

CHIANTI CLASSICO

2021 Nuovo Poggerino

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Grapes Sangiovese
Colour Red
Origin Italy, Tuscany
Other Certified Organic
District Chianti
Sub-district Chianti Classico
ABV 14.5%

Piero's concrete egg aged Sangiovese has become a bit of cult wine and as a result he has now purchased a second one to try and keep up with demand. This is a very pure expression of Sangiovese with black cherry, plum, herb and some floral notes. The palate is precise and full of energy, richly grippy tannins, a sleek black fruitiness, herbs, violets and then a mineral drive to the finish. A fascinating take on well known classic. L&S (Jan 2024)

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Fermented in concrete tank and aged one year in 600-litre unlined concrete egg, which oenologist Piero Lanza believes accentuates the Radda terroir. Sweet, cherry-scented and open. Intensely pure. On the palate, the tannins are so fine they are like crushed stones, fresh and minerally. Refined, long, pure. Drinking range: 2024 - 2030 Rating: 17+ Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Jul 2024)

The 2021 Chianti Classico Nuovo, 100% Sangiovese, is a rich, powerful wine that is going to need a number of years to be at its best. Dark red-toned fruit, spice, new leather, menthol, tobacco and licorice are all amplified. The 2021 was aged entirely in cement, but even though there is no wood here, there is plenty of structure. This is such a distinct wine. The purity of the fruit is just striking. Drinking range: 2025 - 2036 Rating: 93+ Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jul 2024)

The 2021 Chianti Classico is exceptional. A burst of ripe red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol, licorice and tobacco are all dialed up in this racy, layered Chianti Classico. The 2021 was aged in 20% in cement and 80% in 20-25hL casks. It’s a serious wine that will benefit from cellaring. The Chianti Classico points to a potentially superb vintage here for the top bottlings. Drinking range: 2024 - 2036 Rating: 93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Aug 2023)

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- See our blog post on Victoria Moore's recent interview with Piero Lanza HERE -

Piero Lanza is one of Chianti's greatest young ambassadors. A qualified oenologist, a very competent agronomist and a brilliant winemaker, his wines have improved immeasurably over the past few vintages. Located in the heart of Chianti Classico district the estate consists of 106 acres of vineyards, olive groves and woodlands.

The winery is one of the properties of a large estate which used to belong to Prince Ginori Conti, a descendant of one of Florence's oldest families. Floriana Ginori Conti inherited the winery from her father in the 1970s, and began in 1980 to produce a Chianti Classico with the "Poggerino" label.

In 1999 she handed over the property to her two children, Piero and Benedetta Lanza, who had been managing it since 1988. Only 11 hectares are planted with vines, almost all of which are Sangiovese. Piero is a passionate agronomist, firmly of the opinion that the work he does in the vineyard reflects not only in the quality of his wines, but the individual 'terroir' of their property, and to this end is now working completely biodynamically.

Another of our producers described him to us 'Ah yes, Piero, the one who knows all his vines by name'. Planted on clay and 'galestro' soils his wines are marked by minerality, acidity and bright fruit. Biodynamic and certified organic.

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