Monteraponi - Chianti Classico Riserva Il Campitello 2020 (750ml)
Price: $89.00
| Producer | Monteraponi |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Subregion | Chianti Classico |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 8757 |
| Size | 750ml |
Kerin O'Keefe: 96 Points
The 2020 Monteraponi 2020 Campitello Riserva is stellar. A blend of 90% Sangiovese 7% Canaiolo 3% Colorino ? all organically farmed ? it has a heady nose recalling ripe berry forest floor grilled herb and eucalyptus. On the elegant structured palate firm tannins and vibrant acidity underpin juicy red cherry raspberry blood orange and hazelnut before a saline close gives it an almost salty finish. Made the firm?s oldest vines planted in the 1950s it combines concentration strength and finesse. Just gorgeous. Drink 2025?2040. Abv: 13.5% Kerin O?Keefe October 2023 ©kerinokeefe.com
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Il Campitello emerges from the oldest vines planted about 55 years ago. It is also one of the very finest wines I have tasted at Monteraponi. Deep and beautifully layered the 2020 offers up an exotic mélange of dark fruit mixed with hints of lavender spice and sage. Time in the glass brings out the wine's striking inner sweetness and perfume. This vivid explosive Riserva is endowed with tremendous depth and explosive energy. The 2020 spent 24 months in cask. (Drink between 2026-2040)
Decanter: 94 Points
At 420 metres Il Campitello is one of Monteraponi?s lower sites. The 55-year-old plantings on Galestro-rich clay face southwest giving grapes with structure suitable for a Riserva. That said do not expect a robust brawny wine ? this is elegant midweight and chiselled with sinewy muscle. It leads with scents of broom and citrus blossom before an earthy timbre of liquorice root and forest shrub takes over. Juicy and vibrant th
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