Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione 2019 750 ML

“Alta Valle della Greve” (Upper Valley of the Greve) is the IGT (Typical Geographical Indication) utilized for the first wines to be produced by Podere Poggio Scalette, an estate situated in this small area between Greve and Panzano in Chianti, in the center of an ample area for the production of Chianti Classico wine.\n\nThe vineyards and olive groves of Podere Poggio Scalette are located in a strip of land between 350 and 550 meters (1150-1800 feet) above sea level, a property which takes its name from the configuration of the hillside slopes, characterized as they are by lovely dry stone walls which sustain terraces of varying sizes. On these terraces vines or olive trees are planted according to the characteristics of the soil; seen from afar they give the impression of a series of staircase steps which climb the slopes of the hill of Ruffoli.\n\nOn these terraces and on an ample plot of vineyards, called by the local peasantry “IL CARBONAIONE” are planted the Sangiovese vines which – as has been discovered – were the first to be planted in the decade following the First World War (1915-1918), after the destruction of the largest part of Europe’s vineyards by the phylloxera plague which struck in the late 19th century.\n\nWe are dealing, therefore, of vines which have reached the venerable age of more than 80 years and which constitute, without the slightest doubt, one of the rarest (if not the sole) example of a Tuscan vineyard with this age, prevalently composed of an important member of the large Sangiovese family known by the name of “Sangiovese di Lamole” and born in the territory of the Chianti Classico appellation.