Toscane · vintage 2021
Mazzei Concerto di Fonterutoli 2021
Ageing potentialAgeing potential: over 20 years.
Why this vintage
- Ageing potentialAgeing potential: over 20 years.
- Limited production35 000 bottles of this vintage.
Tasting
Rich and juicy, notes of underbrush and black berries, powerful and fine
The vintage
Marking the wine's 40th anniversary, the 2021 vintage followed a regular climatic arc: the cold winter with little precipitation was followed by an initially cool spring with adequate rainfall. The summer was hot and long, but with good diurnal temperature variations that allowed excellent completion of the grape ripening process.
After an extremely rewarding harvest, with healthy grapes, in excellent phytosanitary condition, the vinification took place at a controlled temperature of 26° to 28° C for between 14 and 18 days. Aged for 18 months in a mix of barriques and tonneaux, the wine is then left to rest for 4 months in concrete tanks.
Blend of the 2021 vintage
- 80 % Sangiovese
- 20 % Cabernet Sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with sangiovese, merlot, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 14.19 % vol.Alcohol
- 17 yrsVine age
- 35,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Fermentation temperature: 26 - 28 °C; period of maceration: 14 - 18 days.
Ageing
18 months in small french oak barrels: tonneaux (Sangiovese), barriques (Cabernet Sauvignon). Finissage: 4 months in concrete tanks.
Food pairings
Spiced dishes, stewed game, aged cheeses
Terroir
Fonterutoli vineyards (Castellina in Chianti): Concerto vineyard, 350 m (1,150 ft) a.s.l. Soil: rocky, coming from decomposed limestone and sandstone.
The grapes ripen in the vineyard of the same name, located in the western part of the property at an altitude of about 350 meters above sea level. Thanks to the oak forest that surrounds it, this vineyard benefits from a unique microclimate. The Sangiovese, from mass selections belonging to an experimental vineyard dating back to the 1930s, is cultivated in the plots of Brotine Alto, Acacie, and Scassi. These plots enjoy a southwest exposure and a very rich soil structure with a high presence of limestone. The Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in an adjacent plot called Brotine Basso, which equally rocky and limestone-rich soil is particularly favorable for expressing the distinctive potential of this grape variety.
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