Peppoli
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Italian pasta with meat ragù, grilled red meats such as flank steak, and medium-aged cheeses like Pecorino Toscano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Pèppoli is a benchmark Chianti Classico produced by the legendary Antinori family, whose winemaking heritage in Tuscany dates back to 1385. The Pèppoli estate, located in the heart of the appellation, was acquired by Antinori in 1985 to mark the centenary of their active wine commerce. The vineyards sit in a unique, well-sheltered valley rich in mineral-bearing marl soils, which impart a distinct savory complexity to the grapes. Crafted primarily from Sangiovese, complemented by small portions of Syrah and Merlot, the wine is intentionally styled to emphasize vibrant fruit and accessibility. It undergoes aging in large Slavonian oak casks, alongside a small fraction in stainless steel and barriques, preserving its bright cherry notes, violet aromas, and lively acidity while softening the tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Marchesi Antinori is one of the world's most storied winemaking dynasties, tracing its commercial viticultural heritage to 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori matriculated into Florence's Arte dei Vinattieri. Spanning twenty-six generations, the family revolutionized modern Italian viticulture under Marchese Piero Antinori and legendary enologist Giacomo Tachis, catalyzing the Super Tuscan revolution with the pioneering release of Tignanello in 1971. Antinori commands an unrivaled tapestry of microclimates across Central Italy, encompassing the galestro and albarese marls of Chianti Classico at Tenuta Tignanello and Badia a Passignano, the maritime gravels of Bolgheri at Guado al Tasso, and the fossiliferous clay-limestone soils of Umbria at Castello della Sala. In the cellar, CEO and chief enologist Renzo Cotarella orchestrates a balance of precision, clonal selection, and judicious French oak barrique maturation. Antinori's benchmark wines—including the Sangiovese-driven Tignanello, the Cabernet-dominated Solaia, and the benchmark Umbrian Chardonnay blend Cervaro della Sala—stand as definitive monuments of Italian winemaking refinement.
🍇 Grapes
Sangiovese (min 80%), Canaiolo, Colorino, Cabernet Sauvignon