Ben runs the family winemaking operation
Good aromatic intensity reveals notes of red fruit and licorice in perfect balance with vanilla and toasted notes from the American Oak barrels
Intense and complex bouquet with notes reminiscent of violet
Catena Malbec shows a saturated dark violet color
Matured twice in American oak
Piemaggio, Sangiovese "Le Fioraie" Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy 2022 kosher Ben runs the family winemaking90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino. Utterly textbook in character, combining earth, bright fruit, and tangy acidity, with notable yet unforced concentration; it is a wine of balance and egoless drinkability. The wine ferments spontaneously in stainless steel during a 3 week maceration, and spends two years aging in a combination of concrete tanks and previously used wooden casks mainly 25 hectoliter Slavonian oak, with some 500