2022 Chianti Classico le Baroncole
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The organic San Giusto a Rentennano 2022 Chianti Classico Riserva Le Baròncole is 97% Sangiovese with a 3% dab of Canaiolo added for softness. This wine shines with brightness and pretty intensity. The bouquet reveals red and purple fruits, tart plum and cherry. It offers nice complexity from a warm vintage, with a velvety texture and excellent length. The wine ages in oak for 20 months. Much of that complexity comes thanks to a mix of soils including galestro shale, alberese limestone and tuffaceous elements that enhance aromas in the fruit. This is a release of 16,684 bottles.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
James Suckling
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The 2022 Chianti Classico Riserva Le Baroncole is packed with dark red cherry/plum fruit, new leather, cedar, blood orange and spice. Dense and layered, with superb depth, the 2022 is endowed with real structure. The oak, sometimes a touch intrusive in this battling, is especially well integrated, reflecting a gradual move towards larger-format wood and a lighter touch overall. Gorgeous.
Aromas of bright red cherries, chalky minerality and camphor. Medium-bodied with savory flavors, moderate refreshing acidity and firm, dusty tannins. Good length. From organically grown grapes. Try from 2026.
Deep ruby. Deep balsamic and brooding nose with mace and morocco-leather undertones. Lush cherry and raspberry fruit layered with bags of gravelly tannins. Fantastic balance and structure yet remains suave.
About the producer
San Giusto a Rentennano is one of the leading producers in the Chianti Classico region. Its 100% Merlot Super Tuscan La Ricolma and 100% Sangiovese cuvée, Percarlo, are two of the most consistent and collected fine wines in Tuscany.