Chiara Condello Le Lucciole Sangiovese 2019
WineSpark Price €46.58
This is Chiara’s top wine, made in tiny quantities and released on allocation. I could only get my hands on a couple of cases of this vintage, so we’ve had to restrict it to one bottle per customer.
But if you do get hold of a bottle, you’re in for a treat.
This wine is all about the vineyard. On the surface of it you’ll find Spungone white rock - the land was under the Adriatic Sea 3 million years ago. It left fossils, sand and pieces of coral - this imparts a special minerality in the wine.
Chiara makes the wine in the same way as her Predappio Sangiovese, but leaves the wine in Slovenian oak for two years instead of one.
The nose is beautiful - it’s herbaceous and woody, but with the typical fresh fruit of Sangiovese Piccolo. On the palate it’s rich, generous and elegant.
The vineyard is next to a forest full of fireflies - lucciole means firefly in Italian. It’s the perfect name for such a dazzling wine.
| Wine type | Red |
| Grape(s) | 100% Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region of origin | Emilia-Romagna |
| Appellation | DOC Romagna Sangiovese MGA Predappio Riserva |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Alcohol % | 14.0% |
| Oak? | Yes |
| Months in Oak | 24 |
| Type of Oak | 35 hl cask of slavonian oak |
| Allergens (e.g. does it contain Milk, Egg, Fish, Nuts) | None |
| Average age of vines | 25 years |
| Average altitude of vines (m) | 250 |
| Soil type(s) | Rocky - Spungone |
| Closure Type | Natural cork |
| Is this wine organic? | Yes |
| Biodynamic? | No |
| Sustainably produced? | Yes |
| Suitable for vegans? | Yes |
| Ageing potential | 20 years |
| Ideal drinking window | 2024 - 2040 |
Chiara Condello is a name on the rise - wine critics are hailing her as driving the ‘new wave’ of Romagna Sangiovese.
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