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WNLQ9 vintage signal, averaged from Wine Enthusiast Wine Vintage Chart 2026 Edition's 3 closely-agreeing Tuscany 2022 ratings (Tuscany Bolgheri; Tuscany Chianti Classico; Tuscany Brunello).
A vintage grade rates the growing season in this wine’s region — not this specific bottle. Source.
Product information compiled from producer, importer and reference sources.
Chianti Classico's Nipozzano estate: Cabernet-Merlot blend from clay-limestone slopes, aged 18 months in French oak.
The Nipozzano vineyard, owned by the Frescobaldi family since 1864, sits on the rolling hills between Greve and Panzano in the heart of Chianti Classico. The estate's clay-limestone soils and 300–400 metre elevation create the cool-night conditions essential to balancing Tuscan ripeness with structural acidity.
Mormoreto breaks Chianti's Sangiovese mandate: this is a Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend (with small Cabernet Franc), vinified separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel before 18 months in French oak (30% new). The wine spends a further 12 months in bottle before release, allowing the oak tannins to integrate with the fruit structure.
The transgression—a non-traditional blend in a Classico zone—reflects Frescobaldi's 1980s commitment to Bordeaux varieties on Tuscan terroir. Mormoreto has become a benchmark for how Cabernet and Merlot can express Chianti's mineral backbone without sacrificing the region's sun-soaked generosity.
Current releases show 12–15 years of cellaring potential; the wine reaches full integration around year 5–7 from vintage.
Sommelier’s pick: Bistecca alla fiorentina (grilled T-bone with sea salt and olive oil) · Brasato di manzo (slow-braised beef with tomato and rosemary) · Cinghiale in umido (wild boar stew with red wine reduction)
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