2020 "Uno" 94WA/93VM
Tenuta di Carleone

94WA
Made with 100% Sangiovese, the Tenuta di Carleone 2020 Uno (in an elegant bottle with a white wax capsule) shows a spicy side with macerated aromas of cherry skin and dried fruit. Long skin contact and partial whole cluster are key to winemaking. Like the other wines in this portfolio, Uno (the "one" refers to the singularity of Sangiovese) is a wine of special character. Firm tannins are followed by a touch of bitter fruit. Production is 21,500 bottles, and fruit represents a selection from Radda in Chianti only.

93VM
Drinking Window 2024 - 2035
The 2020 Uno, the estate's top bottling is another super-distinctive wine in this range from Tenuta di Carleone. Readers will want to cellar the 2020 for at least a year, as it is rather tightly wound at this stage. Vibrant acids cut through a core of Sangiovese fruit in this nervy, taut wine. - By Antonio Galloni on June 2023
Sean O’Callaghan routinely turns out compelling, engaging wines that challenge perceptions of what Chianti Classico is and what it can be. Stem inclusion, long macerations and aging in neutral vessels are some of the choices that inform wines of transparency and class. Readers who want to see what the new generation is about in Chianti Classico will want to check out Carleone.

Fermentation: in cement and open bins, maceration 40-60 days
Aging: 18 months, 10% new tonneaux, the remainder in cement and stainless steel

Soils are mixed plots favor either"Albarese" limestone over clay and sandy loam or 'Galestro" sandstone and compacted shale. the vines are from 20-50 years old. The grapes are fermented in cement. a small portion of the wine is crushed by foot and begins fermentation in an open bin. about 20% whole cluster, the rest of the grapes are destemmed. Maceration of 40-60 days with very small pump-overs performed over time. The wine from each site is fermented and aged separately until the final blend. Aged 18 months 10% new tonneaux the remainder in cement and stainless steal