Camperchi Campidivini La Chiusa – 2016

Chianti terroir (non-DOCG)
2x Gold Medal Winner 2021
Sangiovese, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot

A few thousand years ago, somewhere on the stony hills near the Camperchi winery, stood a temple in honor of Hercules. Thus, the name “Campidivini,” or fields of the gods.
Campidivini La Chiusa is a tribute to Camperchi’s first wine, a blend of carefully hand-picked grapes from their oldest vineyards. Winemaker Salvino Picone used his oldest vines, farmed organically (to “preserve the Tuscan soul” he says), and harvested by hand. For fermentation he opted for stainless steel (which, unlike oak, imparts none of its own flavor into the must).
Even at 6 years old, this Toscana still feels fresh, young even, with plum and violets in the nose, a burst of the same, with a bit of balsamic, in the mouth, and a long finish.