{"product_id":"2020-montesecondo-loupe-rosso","title":"2020 Montesecondo ‘Loupé’ Rosso","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: 90% Sangiovese, 5% Colorino, 5% Canaiolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Chianti \u0026lt;Tuscany \u0026lt;Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eViticulture\/ cellar stats: Certified biodynamic farming; clay \u0026amp;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egalestro soils, 12 day maceration in cement, aging for at least 1 yr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein cement; bottled unfined\/unfiltered with \u0026lt;15ppm added So2; 13% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Silvio Messana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a previous life, Silvio Messana was a New Yorker. There had always\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebeen this beautiful farm in Tuscany outside of Florence where Silvio’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emother lived. They visited yearly. His father had planted vineyards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethere in the early 1970’s. Since his death, his mother looked after\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethem and sold the grapes to a local négociant. In the mid 1990’s,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSilvio’s mother was ill and his family decided to move back to be near\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eher. By this time, Silvio had already developed a passion for wine in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe United States. With the certain impossibility of finding an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eaffordable rent in New York with three growing sons, Silvio and his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewife Catalina decided to stay on after his mother’s death, turning the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChianti Classico farm into their home with a portion of the farm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003econverted as a half-year bed-and-breakfast. Silvio immediately began\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eworking on the vineyards himself. Catalina was against using any\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echemicals on the farm, insisting there must be a better way. Gradually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethrough introductions to winemakers outside of the region who were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eusing biodynamic practices (among them Nicolas Joly + Stefano Bellotti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Cascina degli Ulivi), Silvio began to lose his fears and have faith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethat it was possible. Their advice led the Messanas to take the leap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einto natural farming and winemaking without the use of added yeasts or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother enhancers. In the meantime, piece by piece, Silvio built a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaking facility with his own hands (there was a small winemaking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“garage” on the estate before) and things fell into place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe true one-off \"Loupé\" 2020 bottling is the result of an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadministrative error at the winery: it comes from a single tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edestined to be Chianti Classico but overlooked during the DOCG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecertification process, hence \"loupé\" or \"missed\/skipped\" in French.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs for all Montesecondo wines, the fruit was biodynamically farmed;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eharvested by hand; mostly destemmed; and fermented spontaneously with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eindigenous yeasts and without sulfur in concrete tank. The maceration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewas the Chianti's length of around 12 days but its aging was in tank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eonly, the usual treatment for Montesecondo's IGT Sangiovese (no foudre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esince it had missed the Chianti cut-off by that time).  And we love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhen Sangiovese gets the concrete treatment, instead of wood.  Somehow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe end result is softer, friendlier, more gulpable, while still\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eretaining those pretty Sangiovese notes of red fruit, tomato and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eearth.  This is the Chianti we want to be drinking, but sadly, since\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eit was a one-off barrel, it won't last long.  Grab some now.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67695822897312,"sku":"ndu1792016918776","price":18.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1045\/5833\/0016\/files\/2020-montesecondo-loupe-rosso_1.jpg?v=1792016926","url":"https:\/\/boardroomwear.shop\/products\/2020-montesecondo-loupe-rosso","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}