2021 Toscana IGT “Piandorino” 91VM

91 pts Vinous Media
Vibrant bright cherry, sweet rose and autumnal spices burst up from the 2020 Piandorino. This is zesty to the core with juicy acidity that enlivens its tart red berries and a subtle note of citrus that adds a pleasant sour twang. It’s potent and long with a gentle tug of framing tannin, making for wonderful punctuation. Wow, there’s so much energy here.

Grapes: 100% Sangiovese
Viticulture: Certified Biodynamic. The Piandorino Igt is produced of grapes sourced from all of their vineyards, and therefore expresses the diversity of their soils. Hand-harvested.
Soils: Calcareous clay, easy weathering marls, blue-grey limes from the Pliocene and Alberese and Flysch soils are the most important sedimentary soils. Their origins differ and date back to the geologic era of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary.
Winemaking: All harvested grapes were hand-selected on the triage table, as is done for the Rosso and the Brunello. Only healthy and ripe berries end in the vinification vat. Spontaneous fermentation started in one day, reaching a maximum temperature of 29°C, and taking 9 days until completion.
Aging: The young wine aged for 18 months in a 12.5 hl oak barrel. The malolactic fermentation set in immediately following the alcoholic fermentation. As always no artificial yeast or other enzymatic or technological additives were used during the whole winemaking process.