Argenina 2020 is the Gran Selezione expression of Podere il Palazzino, grown in Monti in Chianti within the Gaiole area. It is made from Sangiovese and reflects a warm, concentrated vintage with enough freshness to keep the wine upright and precise. WINEMAKING: The wine is matured in used barriques and large casks, then bottled unfiltered. It carries 14.5% volume and is built for the table rather than for a simple aperitif pour. SERVING: Open from 2025, with its best window from 2027 to 2035. Serve at 17 to 18°C after a short decant with bistecca alla Fiorentina, wild boar ragù, roast lamb, or aged Pecorino Toscano. A 30 minute decant is useful in the first years.
Tasting notes
Deep ruby with garnet highlights.
Black cherry, plum and dried fig, with rose petal, mint, white pepper and a stony lift.
Broad and layered, with velvet tannins, ripe red fruit, bright acidity and measured savoury spice.
Long and firm, with dark cherry, fine tannin and a clean mineral line.
The Sderci family works from Monti in Chianti, in the Gaiole sector of Chianti Classico, where tuffaceous sandstone gives the estate a clear territorial identity. Farming has been in family hands since the nineteenth century.Today the property is certified organic and remains deliberately artisanal: hand harvesting, spontaneous fermentations, indigenous yeasts, and bottlings made without fining or filtration when the wine allows it.
Vinous (Antonio Galloni): 94 points
