Le Cinciole. Petresco

Toscana Centrale IGT
Grape: Sangiovese

The 2015 has a level of concentration and tannin is up a notch from the Aluigi Riserva.  There is a real vibrance and tension to the wine, some oak on the nose, remarkable bright fruit, flint and elegance.  15%

2018 is a fine vintage that gives immaculate, defined dark cherry fruit, rich, soft, mature tannins; subtle, spice, floral and savoury flavours.  A complex full red of the highest order.  15%
Production: 4925 bottles

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The Petresco was first made in 1997.  It was a Chianti Classico Riserva that used only the best grapes from across all of the Le Cinciole vineyards.  Petresco has been a Cru or ‘monopolio’ (single vineyard) wine since 2004.  The grapes come only from the top of ‘Sottobosco’, the highest vineyard at Le Cinciole, where the topsoils are a sparse galestro over limestone.  The yield here is tiny, under 40 hl/ha; the maxim here is quality not quantity.  The vines are now over 35 years old and have reached an age where they express this remarkable Cru perfectly.

The Sangiovese is harvested by hand, sorted and de-stemmed before a spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks.  From 2016 the wine was then aged in used-barrique and botti (25hl French oak) for 2 years, then a further year in concrete and botti before bottling.