Chianti Classico, Riserva, Baron Ugo
    Monteraponi

    Chianti Classico, Riserva, Baron Ugo, 2011

    93/100
    Vinous
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    1. Organic

      2011

      1x1.5L

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      £128.38

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    At 570 meters above sea level this South East-facing vineyard is the highest on the Monteraponi estate, indeed one of the very highest in Chianti Classico. The soils are intensely rocky and poor - this is pure hard limestone, known locally as Albarese. In the very best vintages the juice from the Baron d’Ugo vineyard is fermented separately and aged in large French and Slavonian oak casks for 36 months. The extremities of climate and soil are clear in this wine, it is a Chianti Classico that needs time to open up. Surly at first, the brilliant character of this wine does gradually unfurl with aeration, exhibiting very intense flavours of cherry, cherry stone, plums, dry stones, rock, salt and flint. Long, vital and expansive. Like the greatest of wines there is a sense of huge strength without turning to heaviness.

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    Critic Reviews

    93/100
    Antonio Galloni,
    Vinous
    The 2011 Chianti Classico Riserva Baron'Ugo is in a gorgeous spot right now. Early signs of tertiary complexity are just beginning to appear, and yet the wine retains terrific freshness, all in a mid-weight style that is quite unusual for this vintage. Crushed rose petal, sweet red cherry, mint, blood orange and white pepper add a striking upper register of brightness.
    drinking window 2020 - 2031
    date of review 09/2020

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Italy
    Region:
    Tuscany
    Appellation:
    Chianti Classico
    Producer:
    Monteraponi
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Sangiovese
    abv:
    13.5%

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