{"product_id":"bragantino-gran-selezione-2020","title":"Bragantino 2020","description":"\u003c!-- Hook: il soprannome di Michele --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBragantino\u003c\/strong\u003e is Monteraponi's first Gran Selezione and the estate's first pure Sangiovese. The name is a nickname: it is what Michele Braganti's family called him as a child.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\nThe label bears a painting by Nino Tirinnanzi, a pupil of the Florentine painter Ottone Rosai; the painting is a favorite of Michele's father.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Degustazione --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\nThe fruit comes first, sour cherry and raspberry, then it turns spicy: pepper, wild Mediterranean herbs, a hint of dried flowers. Beneath lies something stony, almost chalky, that comes from the Alberese soil. On the palate it is taut and linear, carried by lively acidity; the tannins are fine yet clearly present.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Das Weingut --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B4513; font-weight: 600; margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;\"\u003eThe estate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonteraponi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a medieval hamlet in Radda in Chianti, built around 10th-century towers. The estate covers 200 hectares, twelve of them under vine, surrounded by ancient oak and chestnut woods and farmed organically, certified by ICEA. It is run by Michele Braganti.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Auf einen Blick --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B4513; font-weight: 600; margin: 2rem 0 0.8rem;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1.25rem 2rem; margin: 0 0 1rem;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5A4A3A; margin: 0 0 0.2rem;\"\u003eGrapes\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; color: #2C2622; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e100% Sangiovese\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5A4A3A; margin: 0 0 0.2rem;\"\u003eClassification\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; color: #2C2622; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eChianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5A4A3A; margin: 0 0 0.2rem;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; color: #2C2622; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eMonteraponi, Radda in Chianti\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5A4A3A; margin: 0 0 0.2rem;\"\u003eSoils and altitude\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; color: #2C2622; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eAlberese, around 560 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5A4A3A; margin: 0 0 0.2rem;\"\u003eAlcohol\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; color: #2C2622; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e14% vol\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #5A4A3A; margin: 0 0 0.2rem;\"\u003eAging\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; color: #2C2622; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e42 months in oak, then bottle aging\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Im Weinberg --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B4513; font-weight: 600; margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;\"\u003eIn the vineyard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\nThe vineyard was planted in 2015 on virgin ground once given over to olive trees, just above the hamlet and facing the Baron'Ugo plot. It lies at around 560 meters, facing south, on a slope of almost 50 percent. The vines come from cuttings taken from Isole e Olena's Cepparello vineyard, propagated by the Guillaume nursery in Burgundy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Im Keller --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B4513; font-weight: 600; margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;\"\u003eIn the cellar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\nFermentation starts spontaneously in concrete, with no temperature control and no added yeasts. The wine stays on its skins for around 40 days, pumped over by hand every day; malolactic fermentation also takes place in concrete. It then ages for 42 months in oak and a further eight months in bottle before leaving the estate.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Am Tisch --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B4513; font-weight: 600; margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;\"\u003eAt the table\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #2C2622;\"\u003e\nWith bistecca alla fiorentina, roast lamb or a long-simmered ragù, or with aged pecorino or Parmigiano. Open it in good time or decant it. Well cellared, it will keep developing for many years.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Separatore --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 60px; height: 1px; background: #8B4513; margin: 2.5rem 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- Chiusura + CTA --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.75; color: #5A4A3A;\"\u003e\nA small production from a young vineyard high above the hamlet of Monteraponi: a Sangiovese for collectors, and for anyone who wants to discover a new side of Monteraponi.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 1.25rem;\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/toscanabella.de\/collections\/vino\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.65rem 1.5rem; border: 1px solid #8B4513; color: #8B4513; text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.04em;\"\u003eDiscover all the wines of Tuscany →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Monteraponi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57479165477204,"sku":null,"price":249.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4620\/7572\/files\/bragantino-gran-selezione-2020-monteraponi-rotwein-flasche.jpg?v=1791709262","url":"https:\/\/toscanabella.de\/en\/products\/bragantino-gran-selezione-2020","provider":"Toscana Bella","version":"1.0","type":"link"}