Poggerino Chianti Classico DOCG 2023
(Tuscany, Italy) - [DM 93] [VM 90] [WS 90]

About the Winery:
Poggerino's wines are produced organically, exclusively from their own grapes, and every step of wine production and marketing is carried out by the owners themselves. The owner, Piero Lanza, believes in an almost fanatical attention to vineyard work. His goal is to set the stage for healthy vines, and ultimately, beautiful wines, by caring for the land holistically, in rhythm with the seasons, and as custodian for its natural biodiversity and richness. The results are healthy grapes with the highest degree of concentration and ripeness, perfectly reflective of their unique Tuscan terroir.

Poggerino was the first winery to sign on to Volio Imports.

About this Wine:

TASTING NOTES Benchmark Sangiovese and Chianti Classico. Ruby red color with notes of blackberries, cherry, leather, and red currant touched by vanilla and licorice spice. Sweet and persistent tannins.

CULTIVATION The training system is bilateral cordon/guyot and the vineyard density is 5,000/hectare. Manually harvested the last week of September to first ten days in October.

VINIFICATION After a careful selection in the vineyard, the grapes are destemmed and pressed. The alcoholic fermentation begins without the addition of selected yeasts and proceeds at 28-30 °C. The entire process of vinification and maceration takes places in concrete tanks for approximately 35 days with pumpovers and manual punchdowns.

AGING In December, the new wine is racked to casks of 20/25hl of Slavonian oak and tonneau of 4/5hl of French oak where the malolactic fermentation takes place. Aged for 12 months then the wine is assembled and bottled the following spring. The wine is aged for a minimum of 8 months before sale.

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Piero Lanza managed to come out relatively unscathed by peronospora attacks in 2023. A perennial over-achiever, even in this challenging vintage, the annata exhibits exceptional complexity for this level without sacrificing brightness or drinkability. Pristine and vivacious, it launches with dark cherry, tea leaf, lavender and violet scents. The palate follows with gumption; juicy, fleshy fruit is underscored by Radda’s crisp acidity and rocky minerals. Sweet tannins are decidedly chalky in texture. It closes with a liquorice twist." - Michaela Morris (Feb 2025)

90 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2023 Chianti Classico is a very pretty wine. Dark red cherry, leather, lavender, spice and dried herbs all meld together in an open-knit, mid-weight wine that has so much to offer. Pliant and inviting, with tons of nuance, the Chianti Classico is an absolute delight in 2023. It was aged mostly cask, with some cement. (Drink between 2025-2035)" - Antonio Galloni (Jul 2025) 

90 Points - Wine Spectator:
"This is rich and laced with black cherry, blackberry and earth flavors, plus a hint of wild rosemary. Dense, with a compact finish today. Should stretch out with short-term aging. Best from 2026 through 2036. 4,000 cases made, 1,800 cases imported." - Bruce Sanderson (Jul 2025)