Piemaggio Le Fioraie Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2020 Jean Baptiste Adam with a slightly salty finish

with a slightly salty finish

It builds focus and precision with more time in the glass

vivid lush fruit aromas framed by mineral hints

but also wonderfully translucent and one of the finest Grattamaccos I can remember tasting

The grapes for this cuvée - 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir - come from vines that are on average around 30 years old

Piemaggio Le Fioraie Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2020 Jean Baptiste Adam with a slightly salty finishA blend of 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino, Piemaggios flagship Chianti Classico 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 casksmainly 25 hectoliter Slavonian oak, with some 500 liter French oak employed as well. Utterly textbook in character, it combines earth, bright fruit, and tangy acidity, with notable