Chianti Classico NonLoSò
2020
Jurij Fiore is best known for the wines he has made alongside his father, Vittore, for years at the family’s Poggio Scalette property in the Greve village of Chianti Classico. Several years ago, Jurij started restoring old vineyards in Lamole, one of the newly appointed UGA’s (Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive, or Additional Geographical Units) in Chianti Classico. Lamole is 9km south of Greve and over 1100 ft higher in elevation. Jurij is working with his daughter, Sara to produce an extremely...
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100% Sangiovese from 18 year old vines in the Grospoli area of Lamole. The sandy, silty hillside vineyards are 600 metres above sea level and face west and south-west. The hand-picked grapes alcoholic fermentation is in stainless steel tanks with malolactic fermentation in 228 ltr pièce (Burgundy barrels). The wine is then aged for 19 months in a mix of new and one year old 228 ltr pièce and stainless-steel tank before bottling.
The 2020 Chianti Classico NonLoSò is an elegant, gracious wine. Rose petal, mint, dried herbs, white pepper and leather are all nicely lifted over a core of sweet red cherry fruit. Medium in body and a touch nervous, the 2020 is a terrific expression of the high-elevation vineyards of the Lamole district.
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