Monteraponi 2023 Chianti Classico, Tuscany September a grape variety that often

a grape variety that often did not ripen in the past

mineral-driven wines and Delarche’s version is a perfect example of this chiseled style

also farmed biodynamically

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Monteraponi 2023 Chianti Classico, Tuscany September a grape variety that oftenThis Chianti knocked us out! Monteraponi is in Radda; the vineyards are at high altitude (from 400 500 meters above sea level), and this wine is carefully made in a very traditional manner with fermentation taking place in cement tanks, followed by a long maceration (kept on the skins for 25 days), the wine is aged in large neural oak and is not fined or filtered. Only indigenous varieties are used; Sangiovese principally, of course, with the addition