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2023 Clivo Altura 'La Debuttante' Sangiovese Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
$43.00
"La Debuttante" is drawn from three sites: The terraces that Willy restored in Vagliagli on the Macigno of Chianti; an old vineyard in Montefiridolfi (San Casciano Val di Pesa) on river-bed soils; and a single block in Rignana (Panzano in Chianti) on schist-limestone (old vines and cool exposure)
Soil
stony-clay-limestone, schist-limestone, and sandstone
Elevation
330 to 550 meters
Exposure
North, southeast
Farming Practice
Organic
Vinification
Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in in a one-ton steel vat using a generous amount of whole-cluster (fermentations are all native). Maceration lasts three weeks (without sulfur additions). The wine is then moved to French oak barrels for ML.
Specs
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- Appellation Chianti Classico
- Style Red Wine
- Producer Clivo Altura
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Sangiovese
- Food Pairings Roast White Meats, Braised Things, Meaty Fish, Pizza Night, Red Sauce
- Characteristics Flexes w/ Food, Red Fruit
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