Le Fonti - Chianti Classico Riserva, Panzano-in-Chianti, Italy (2019)

TASTING NOTES

Leather, some graphite, and hot stones. This wine is full of refreshing red fruit with hints of dry leaves and forest floor, red florals and a hint of spice. It is well-balanced acidity, quite angular structure and a lingering.

While undoubtedly a powerhouse, the estate coaxes real finesse, nuance and natural freshness - delish! 

Two years of aging in French oak barrels.

Le Fonti is farmed organically, and every aspect of production is done by hand. The estate is located within the hilltop village of Panzano, with vineyards in a stunningly beautiful amphitheatre facing up the valley toward Greve, and Firenze beyond. Vineyards are planted on a mixed soil of gravel, schist, limestone, sand and clay - a soil mixture also known as Galestro, and grape varieties are matched to the soil type and exposition that best suit the variety. This is a very well considered, carefully managed ‘boutique’ estate.

Panzano is one of the most prestigious villages of Chianti Classico, located within the Commune of Greve, and considered to be the 'Premier-Cru’ Chianti Classico village (although no such formal classification exists).