fleshy nectarine and soft citrus
and a hint of fresh herbs
with an almost liqueur of rocks-like minerality
the young wine matures for a year in larger wooden barrels
Slightly deeper in color compared to the Clos de l'Arlot
Piemaggio Le Fioraie Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2020 Champagne Doyard fleshy nectarine and soft citrusA blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino, Piemaggios flagship Chianti Classico ferments spontaneously in stainless steel during a 3 week maceration, and spends two years aging in a combination of concrete tanks and previously used wooden casksmainly 25 hectoliter Slavonian oak, with some 500 liter French oak employed as well. Utterly textbook in character, it combines earth, bright fruit, and tangy acidity, with notable