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Monterotondo, Chianti Classico Riserva Seretina, 2019

Red Wine from Tuscany, Italy
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This Chianti Classico Riserva spends many months on its skins, when a normal red gets somewhere between ten days and six weeks, and it comes out a wine that could hold its own in a Brunello di Montalcino lineup. The man behind those long macerations is Saverio Basagni. He trained as an enologist and worked for larger wineries before he and his wife Fabiana took over Monterotondo in 1994, an estate that had been more of a hobby for his father and grandfather. He uses the old submerged-cap method. For all that skin contact, the wine keeps the classic Chianti cherry, with a note of Assam tea woven in. The 2019 is 95% Sangiovese with 5% Malvasia Nera. It comes from vines high on the Monterotondo hill in Gaiole, in the southeast corner of Chianti Classico, planted at 550 metres or more on galestro and sandstone. The Basagnis replanted the vineyards around a farmhouse first built in 1056, and they have farmed organically since 2003. If you love traditional, serious Sangiovese, this is Brunello-style depth with a Chianti Classico address.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Bistecca alla fiorentina; pappardelle with wild boar ragù; beef braised with porcini; roast leg of lamb with rosemary; aged pecorino toscano.

Tasting Profile

Expect traditional, high-elevation Chianti Classico Riserva: dark cherry and red plum with dried herbs, earth and a hint of black tea. Months of skin contact typically bring firm but rounded tannins and real depth, while mountain-grown Sangiovese keeps the acidity bright; think the weight of a Brunello with Chianti's savoury lift, finishing long and dry.