Fattoria di Lamole FATTORIA DI LAMOLE “Castello” Chianti Classico Riserva 2016

Description

The Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 “Castello” from Paolo Socci’s Fattoria di Lamole is located on the slopes of the historic and homonymous Castle. This wine comes from vineyards at an altitude between 500 and 550 meters above sea level. and exposure from South-West to North-West. The soils are sandy-loamy with abundant weathering skeleton of the Chianti massif and isolated clay lenses with schist (galestro). The Chianti Classico Riserva 2015 “Castello” from Paolo Socci’s Fattoria di Lamole is delicate on the palate, showing good fruit quality with cassis and black cherry in evidence. The fruity core is surrounded by hints of cedar, light spices, dried flowers and iris.

The Socci family is deeply linked to Lamole, a small village perched on the hills a few kilometers from Greve in Chinati. Since 2003, Paolo Socci has taken over the fortunes of the company and has launched a project to recover the historic vineyards and settlements of the Fattoria di Lamole. Hence the restoration of the terraces with the ancient dry stone walls and the subsequent planting of new vineyards. All in function of the best possible agricultural practice without distorting the typical elements of the Lamola landscape.