This is Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder) from Heerweg
yet tannins combining density and power express the Grand Cru's true character
green pepper zippiness and cooked agave sweetness
Pecorino is the region's revived native grape
and pushed by long lees aging into territory that recalls top white Burgundy as much as anything from Styria
Monteraponi, Toscana Rosso Baron Ugo, 2019 110425OFFER This is Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder)Monteraponi's top cru, from the estate's highest and stoniest ground. The Baron'Ugo vineyard sits at 560 meters on pure alberese limestone, with vines around forty years old, and the wine is bottled as a humble Toscana Rosso rather than Chianti Classico. Same traditional recipe as the rest of the cellar, 90% Sangiovese with 7% Canaiolo and 3% Colorino, fermented in concrete with ambient yeasts, but here the wine spends a full 36 months in 3,000 liter