Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione

Il Carbonaione Alta Valle della Greve IGT bottle image

Wine Description

The vines used for Il Carbonaione, some more than 75 years old, are rare clonal examples of the famous “Sangiovese di Lamole” varietal in the Chianti Classico area. The vineyard plot “Il Carbonaione” is so named because the Fiore family found evidence indicating a charcoal pit (in Italian ‘carbone’) was located there many years ago.

Poggio Scalette Estate
Poggio Scalette Vineyards
Poggio Scalette Dog
Poggio Scalette Vineyard
Hand Harvest
Vittorio Fiore
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Acclaim
“Wonderful aromas of dried orange peel, blueberry and dark chocolate. Full body with firm tannins and a fresh, clean finish. Always a wonderful sangiovese. Needs at least three years to soften but so beautiful now.”
— James Suckling, Oct 2014
“The 2011 Carbonaione is another gorgeous wine in a line of successful vintages that goes all the way back to 1992. Blackberry jam, cloves, menthol, licorice, new leather and sweet spices flesh out in a voluptuous, racy wine that beautifully expresses the personality of the vintage. Today, the 2011 is rich, layered and voluptuous to the core. It is also incredibly primary. Readers who want to experience the 2011 in its full glory will have to wait at least a few years, but there is little question the 2011 is a worthy follow up to the epic 2010.”
— Antonio Galloni, Sep 2014
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Alta Valle della Greve IGT
Vineyard name
The Carbonaione vineyard
Vineyard size
38 acres
Soil composition
Stony, Sandy Silty-Loam
Elevation:
1,500 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000-2,880
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1928
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1992
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks and Cement vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
86 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
350 L
Type of oak:
French and American
Length of aging before bottling:
15 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Length of bottle aging:
9 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
6.4 g/L
Alcohol:
13.7 %
Dry extract:
36.1 g/L
Residual sugar:
<1.0 g/L