Montevertine Pian del Ciampolo 2023

Montevertine Pian del Ciampolo 2023

Montevertine
$65.00

Grape: Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino
Vintage: 2023
Type: Red

This red wine blends sangiovese, canaiolo, and colorino sourced from high-altitude plots in the cool Radda sub-region. The estate manages the vines on limestone soils, utilizing gentle sorting to focus on aromatic complexity and bright fruit development. The grapes undergo a spontaneous native fermentation inside concrete vats with an intentional light maceration to prevent over-extraction. The liquid ages for twelve months in large neutral Slavonian oak casks to soften the young structure.

It pours a translucent ruby color, opening with fresh aromas of wild red cherry, pomegranate, and red licorice. On the palate, the light-to-medium body is crunchy and direct, balancing vibrant fruit flavors with a fine-grained tannin structure. A sweeping wave of cool-climate acidity cuts through the mid-palate, giving the wine an effortlessly fluid mouthfeel. Subtle notes of forest floor and white pepper add depth across the textured center. It finishes clean, dry, and mouthwateringly persistent.

Winery

Montevertine is one of Tuscany’s most revered historic wine estates, located 425 meters above sea level in the high-elevation hills of Radda in Chianti, Italy. Founded in 1967 by Sergio Manetti and run today by his son Martino, the estate spans 18 hectares of rocky, calcareous soils planted almost exclusively to native varieties: 90% Sangiovese alongside traditional blending grapes Canaiolo and Colorino. Montevertine occupies a legendary, rebellious place in Italian wine history; in 1981, Manetti chose to leave the Chianti Classico consortium entirely rather than comply with a mandate to blend white grapes into his reds. Because of this defiance, the estate voluntarily relegated its production to the broader Toscana IGT classification, yet wine purists worldwide still consider it the absolute purest blueprint of traditional Chianti terroir.

The estate's minimalist, organic winemaking relies entirely on concrete vats, gravity-fed movement, and traditional Slavonian oak aging to craft three highly allocated, unfiltered red wines. Pian del Ciampolo serves as the estate's fresh, approachable entry-level bottling, while the namesake Montevertine offers a deeply structured, savory blend built for aging. The crown jewel of the portfolio is Le Pergole Torte, a legendary 100% Sangiovese cult wine sourced strictly from the estate's oldest 1968 vines. Renowned for its multi-decade aging potential and its striking, collectible labels featuring women's faces painted by artist Alberto Manfredi, it stands as one of Italy's greatest vinous masterpieces.