Monteraponi Chianti Classico 2023

Monteraponi’s 2023 Chianti Classico from organic, high-altitude Radda vineyards — bright, savory, firmly built Sangiovese.

Taste
Black cherry, red and black currant, and summer berries, with cedar, licorice, tobacco, a woodland note, and a cool menthol lift. Bright acidity, dense and chewy tannin, a long savory finish.

Region
From Radda in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy, on alberese limestone and galestro clay-schist soils, with vineyards up to 570 meters. Antonio Braganti bought the abandoned medieval hamlet of Monteraponi in 1974; his son Michele runs the certified-organic estate today.

About This Wine
Body: Medium body · Acidity: Bright, fresh · Texture: Dense, chewy tannin

Taste Profile

Source: Vivino community taste data (337 member taste ratings, all vintages).

Best For
Pasta and roast dinners, Italian-night hosting, a weeknight bottle with real pedigree, laying a few down for the next decade

For Who
Chianti Classico fans, Burgundy drinkers who want Sangiovese with lift, low-intervention drinkers who still want polish, cooks who build dinner around tomato and herbs

Similar To
If you like Montevertine, Istine, or Val delle Corti, this is the same Radda school — high-elevation Sangiovese, perfumed and taut, with acidity doing the heavy lifting.

Pairing
Pappardelle with wild boar ragù, bistecca alla fiorentina, margherita pizza, roast leg of lamb, aged pecorino, mushroom risotto, Korean samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

Drink Window
Drink 2025–2038. Decanter sees 2025–2030; Vinous, 2027–2038.

Collector Note
Vinous scored the 2023 at 92 and Decanter at 91. Disease pressure cut the 2023 crop sharply, so the estate made no Il Campitello or Baron’ Ugo and sent that fruit here. Buy 3: one now, two for 2028 and beyond.

Mood
Savory, elegant, honest, Tuscan

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is this the Il Campitello Riserva?
A: No. This is Monteraponi’s Chianti Classico, the estate’s core red: 95% Sangiovese and 5% Canaiolo, normally from its youngest vines. Il Campitello is a separate Riserva from the estate’s oldest vineyard.

Q: Is Monteraponi organic?
A: Yes. The winery is certified organic by ICEA. Fermentation runs on native yeasts in concrete vats with no temperature control, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.

Q: How should I serve it?
A: At 61–64°F, with some air first, in a decanter or opened ahead of the meal. The 2023 has firmer tannin than usual for this bottling, and air softens it.