Piemaggio le Fioraie Chianti Classico 2019

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Type: Red Wine

Grape: Sangiovese/Canaiolo/Ciliegiolo/Colorino

The Piemaggio estate lies in the northwest sector of Castellina-in-Chianti, in the heart of the historical Chianti Classico zone, and traces its roots back to the 11th century. A pieve (church) from the era located at the property’s highest hilltop (maggiore) gives the estate its name. Vines cover 12 hectares worth of Piemaggio’s hillsides, all in the hamlet of La Fioraie (“the flower sellers”).

A blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino, Piemaggio’s flagship Chianti Classico ferments spontaneously in stainless steel during a 3 ½ week maceration, and spends two years aging in a combination of concrete tanks and previously used wooden casks—mainly 25-hectoliter Slavonian oak, with some 500-liter French oak employed as well. 

Aromas of cedar, tobacco, white pepper and dried herbs. On the palate, earth, bright fresh and dried cherry fruit, and tangy acidity.