Chiara Condello, Romagna Sangiovese Predappio, 2023 (1.5L) CS20230806 Hand-harvested grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation

Hand-harvested grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation in steel tanks without intervention

The wine is a co-fermentation of Garanoir (a Gamay x Reichensteiner cross) with a splash of Regent

and aged for 25 months in American oak barrels (well over the 1-year minimum for añejo)

From a warm but fresh Right Bank vintage

While it is wonderfully expressive now

Chiara Condello, Romagna Sangiovese Predappio, 2023 (1.5L) CS20230806 Hand-harvested grapes undergo spontaneous fermentationRomagna is finally getting its due, and Chiara Condello is at the center of the conversation. From her family's vineyards in Predappio, the most respected sub zone of the region, she crafts Sangiovese that earns comparison to top Chianti Classico and Brunello. The village level Predappio cuvee draws from three parcels of clay limestone and spungone, the porous shell rich sandstone that defines the area. Made from 100% Sangiovese, fermented