Questo vino
Vineyard and terroir
Fruit comes from Poggio Piglia in Chiusi (9 ha), Abbadia in Torrita di Siena (8 ha), Greppo in Abbadia di Montepulciano (8 ha), and Casa Lucii in San Gimignano (13 ha).
Grapes
The 2023 blend is 85% Sangiovese, 8% Canaiolo and 7% Mammolo.
Ageing
Maturation lasts four months, with 30% of the wine placed in tonneaux. Bottle refinement lasts a further three months.
Technical data
The 2023 wine has 13.5% alcohol, pH 3.64, total acidity of 5.14 g/L and residual sugar of 1.28 g/L. Dry extract is 31.66 g/L and phenols are 3,597. Color tonality is 0.87 and color intensity is 6.29. Production totals 18,000 bottles. A bioplastic closure is used. Formats comprise 375 ml, 750 ml, 1.5 L, 3 L and 5 L; the 750 ml Toscanella bottle weighs 360 g.
Tasting profile
Deep, almost opaque ruby with light purple reflections and slow, dense tears. Currant, strawberry, woodland berries and blueberry lead an intense fruity and floral nose, joined by potpourri, rose, Sichuan pepper, clove, undergrowth, damp earth and tar. The palate is warm and satisfying, with dense tannins integrated by tonneaux maturation, balanced structure, and a mineral, persistent finish.
Serving and pairing
Serve at 18–20 °C. The expected drinking window is two to three years.
Vintage notes
Extreme spring rain followed by a dry, hot end to summer sharply reduced production in 2023. Only Chianti and vintage Nobile were made because the harvest favored fresh, comparatively easy-drinking expressions of both categories.
Label / history
Tempo is a journey linking wine and music, illustrated by filmmaker, performer and drummer Michel Gondry. The special-edition labels depict Gondry's imagined impressions of six favorite drummers, spanning early jazz through contemporary garage rock. The drawings connect music's singular, timeless vibration with the way a vineyard expresses itself through successive vintages and bottles. The first vintage was 1997.
