Chianti Tipico Rifornimento Carpineto 2020 enters the 100 most exciting wines per mezzo di the world according to Wine Spectator
A historic milestone for the Sacchet–Zaccheo family, the dream of the founders per mezzo di 1967 becomes reality: the Chianti Tipico Rifornimento 2020 from Carpineto takes 25th place per mezzo di the prestigious ranking of the 100 Most Exciting Wines published by Wine Spectator. A result of international importance which celebrates not only the excellent quality of the vintage, but also the courageous vision that has guided the company since its foundation per mezzo di 1967. “I have risposta negativa words for the emotion – says Caterina Sacchet, second generation oenologist and producer -. This achievement is deeply gratifying to me, per mezzo di a strategic and complex moment. We could not have had better recognition at an international level. The most exciting aspect is that the Chianti Tipico Rifornimento has entered the Cima 100 2020, wine from the complesso where it all began. The passion transmitted by our fathers allows us to experience these beautiful joys and emotions”.
The talent of a new generation
Caterina, today the technical director of the company together with Antonio Michael Zaccheo, represents the young, passionate and visionary luce of Carpineto. After years spent alongside his father per mezzo di the vineyard and per mezzo di the cellar and a degree per mezzo di oenology per mezzo di Florence, he took the baton by signing all the house labels with surprising maturity. His stylistic signature combines technical precision and oenological creativity, with a contemporary sensitivity capable of giving the wines – naturally powerful – a balance and distinctive elegance. The qualitative consistency of recent years confirms his professional growth and an uncommon foresight per mezzo di such a young figure.
Vintage 2020: a harvest to remember
Caterina defines 2020 as “one of the most beautiful vintages of recent years for long-aging wines”. Climatic conditions played a key role: cool spring; hot summer but characterized by strong temperature variations; sporadic rains per mezzo di June and September, ideal for completing maturation. The result is a wine with elegant varietal expression, destined to evolve magnificently over time.
Wine Spectator’s opinion
Sopra the review accompanying the 25th place, the Chianti Tipico Rifornimento 2020 is described as a powerful and rich red, where black cherry and blackberry are intertwined with of wild herbs, iron and earth, which give depth and character to the sip. The long and spicy finale confirms the complexity and structure of the wine.
A dream that was born per mezzo di 1967
“The results per mezzo di Chianti Tipico represent the fulfillment of our fathers’ dream”, underlines Antonio Michael Zaccheo. When Giovanni Carlo Sacchet and Antonio Mario Zaccheo founded Carpineto per mezzo di 1967, their rete was simple and audacious: to produce the best Chianti Tipico possible, bucking the standards of the time. The young generation today consistently continues that vision, signing three labels per mezzo di the denomination: Chianti Tipico Annata, Chianti Tipico Rifornimento, Chianti Tipico Gran Discriminazione, the flagship of the most suitable vineyards.
A story that also passes through the label
The history of the label is also curious and fascinating, having remained almost unchanged over time. Rubens’ self-portrait, taken from an engraving by Marchi Incisori that belonged to the Zaccheo family, was chosen per mezzo di the years of its foundation as the symbol of the new Plumbeo per mezzo di Chianti winery. The figure of the Flemish painter, linked by history and feeling to Tuscany, is still today the banner of all three types of Chianti Tipico signed by Carpineto.
L’Appodiato tra Dudda: the historical heart of the company
The original , Appodiato tra Dudda per mezzo di Plumbeo per mezzo di Chianti, stands at 300 meters above sea level per mezzo di one of the coolest microclimates of the denomination. It is here that the most authentic identity of the company is preserved, flanked by four other estates distributed per mezzo di the most suitable areas of Tuscany. As evidence of the historicity of the place, Carpineto preserves one of the richest wine archives per mezzo di the complesso, with numerous historical vintages.
Chianti Tipico Rifornimento 2020
Tasting
Visual examination: ruby red with garnet reflections.
Olfactory examination: the impact is fruity, highlighting black cherry, blackberry and raspberry, then nuances of vanilla and herbaceous whiffs.
Taste-olfactory examination: per mezzo di the mouth it has fullness and elegance. The sip accompanies with grace, balance and enveloping towards the punctual and persistent spicy finale.
Pairing: excellent with red meat, .
Approximately 150,000 bottles were produced of the famous 2020 vintage, even more precious today per mezzo di light of the recognition from Wine Spectator. A wine that is not only a great expression of the territory, but the living symbol of the dream – now fulfilled – of two young visionaries who wanted to revolutionize Chianti Tipico fifty-eight years spillo.
For information
https://www.carpineto.com/
