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Chianti Classico: The Atlas of the Vineyards and UGAs by Alessandro Masnaghetti
BOTTLE:
$195.00
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84165
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DOZEN: $2,106.00 or $175.50 each
This magnum opus is every bit as Walter says: a stunning work. Large, hardback and written in both Italian and English, it starts with an introduction: to Tuscany, to Chianti Classico in particular ('referring to Chianti Classico as Chianti … is equivalent to commercial suicide'), vineyard and production stats, wine laws, varieties. He also delves into the origin of Supertuscans, before digging into the real meat and marrow of the book.
So he starts broad, with an overview and an elegant map of the 11 UGAs, the wine styles of each and a vintage report. I particularly liked the infographic depicting the wine styles. One of the key sections is the 'generalities' of Chianti Classico territory, which, in six beautifully detailed (and, in Masnaghetti signature style, exquisitely crisp and clear) maps, covers the topography, subregional mean-annual temperature differences and underlying geology. Soil-and-rock terroir nuts will be very happy to know that this chapter goes into the geology and soils in quite some depth.
It's not just the maps that are a joy to read. Masnaghetti writes beautifully and in a way that I found unexpectedly, charmingly intimate, and very modest. It's almost as if he's by your side, chatting to you as he explains how the maps works, what his thinking was behind some of his decisions…
All I can do, at this point, is reiterate Walter's words. It is indeed a stunning work, without parallel - and if no one is buying it for you, buy it for yourself. TAMLYN CURRY, Jancisrobinson.com
So he starts broad, with an overview and an elegant map of the 11 UGAs, the wine styles of each and a vintage report. I particularly liked the infographic depicting the wine styles. One of the key sections is the 'generalities' of Chianti Classico territory, which, in six beautifully detailed (and, in Masnaghetti signature style, exquisitely crisp and clear) maps, covers the topography, subregional mean-annual temperature differences and underlying geology. Soil-and-rock terroir nuts will be very happy to know that this chapter goes into the geology and soils in quite some depth.
It's not just the maps that are a joy to read. Masnaghetti writes beautifully and in a way that I found unexpectedly, charmingly intimate, and very modest. It's almost as if he's by your side, chatting to you as he explains how the maps works, what his thinking was behind some of his decisions…
All I can do, at this point, is reiterate Walter's words. It is indeed a stunning work, without parallel - and if no one is buying it for you, buy it for yourself. TAMLYN CURRY, Jancisrobinson.com