2019 Chiara Condello 'Le Lucciole' Romagna Sangiovese Predappio Riserva 1.5L Magnum, Emilia Romagna, Italy Leon Barral Wolfburn Distillery Single Malt Scotch

Wolfburn Distillery Single Malt Scotch Whisky

not at all cloying but quite intense overall

Aged in new

VINIFICATION: Indigenous yeast fermentation in small stainless steel tank

Afterwards blended in glassed underground vats for 6 months

2019 Chiara Condello 'Le Lucciole' Romagna Sangiovese Predappio Riserva 1.5L Magnum, Emilia Romagna, Italy Leon Barral Wolfburn Distillery Single Malt ScotchLe Lucciole is Chiara's Riserva. It's 100% Sangiovese sourced from a small parcel of 20 year old vines. The grapes were partially destemmed; those that were destemmed were left whole berry without crushing. Fermentation was spontaneous in open top tronconic wood vats and tonneaux, without temperture control. Maceration lasted 45 days. Aging was in used Slavonian oak botti for two years and a year in bottle before release.