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Wine > Italy > Tuscany > Chianti Classico > Principe Corsini, Chianti Classico "Cortevecchia" - 2006

Principe Corsini, Chianti Classico "Cortevecchia" - 2006(SL-A7659)

Principe Corsini, Chianti Classico

Winery Story

"Fattoria Le Corti – the 250 hectare stronghold of the Corsini family since 1427 that has survived civil wars, conquest by Napoleonic Fran... (more...)ce, fascism, and Second World War occupation - lies in the hills of Chianti Classico, only a few minutes from the center of Florence. After turning off the Siena-Florence highway at San Casciano, the landscape immediately becomes more rural, and Villa Le Corti is soon visible atop a hill. In 1992, Duccio Corsini, son of Filippo Corsini and heir to the title of 10th Prince of Sismano, chose to make Le Corti his family’s main residence, and to dedicate himself to its restoration. The Corsini family’s role in Italy has always been that of hard work and contribution. Duccio Corsini chose to take on the mantle of turning Le Corti, and all that its legacy encompassed, from a family relic to a productive estate – one whose contributions matched its inherent potential. “Once I had rolled up my sleeves,” he says “I understood that the wine, the oil, the hospitality here were the means of giving a better direction to an estate that lacked energy and was no longer productive in the highest sense of that word."

Tasting Note

“95% sangiovese with 5% colorino and canaiolo nero; aged 20 months in large oak casks and used tonneaux Ruby with a pale rim. Aromatic... (more...) nose combines black plum, red cherry and dried herbs. Spiced plum, dark cherry and baking spice flavors are perked up by a light dusting of cracked black pepper. Finishes chewy, fat and textured, with a lingering cedar note.”-Stephen Tanzer (90 points)

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