Toscolo Chianti 2020  £10.95

Toscolo Chianti 2020

Founded in 1988 by Neil and Maria Empson, Toscolo was a labour of love for the Empsons who wanted to express their longtime passion for the Chianti region. They called on friend and world-renowned winemaker, Franco Bernabei to help style the wines, combining fruit and finesse.

Toscolo’s vineyards include some of the finest sites in Chianti’s major regions as well as intriguingly diverse terrains and microclimates. The soil types include:

• A very fine-textured limestone at 1,312-1,476 feet above sea level
• A classic, clayey/calcareous, rocky galestro at 1,300 feet above sea level
• A clayey/siliceous/calcareous soil at 820-990 feet above sea level

From these select sites, the grapes are cherry-picked according to harvest conditions in the individual terroirs and microclimates.

This wine boasts a ruby colour.

With notes of berry fruit and iris confirmed on a soft, round, well-balanced palate showing good body, fruity flavours and intensity.

An all-around food wine to match first courses, red and white meat, cheese.