1882 Appassimento
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3–5 years from release.
🍷 Vintage Profile
The 2025 vegetative cycle in Puglia was characterized by elevated summer temperatures and persistent arid conditions, balanced by sufficient early spring moisture to support canopy development prior to veraison. Exceptionally dry late-season weather limited fungal pressures, facilitating optimal fruit desiccation for the appassimento technique and concentrating phenolics and sugars while preserving structural warmth. On release in 2026, the vintage delivers immediate aromatic intensity and ripe, plush tannins, with an optimal drinking window spanning from 2026 through 2030.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef short ribs, roasted leg of lamb with Mediterranean herbs, aged Pecorino cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted from sun-drenched vineyards in Puglia, this cuvée utilizes the traditional appassimento technique, where late-harvested grapes undergo partial dehydration on the vine or in drying lofts to concentrate sugars, polyphenols, and extract. Grown primarily on calcareous clay and red Mediterranean soils across the Salento peninsula, the fruit benefits from warm maritime breezes and intense sunlight. Fermentation proceeds at controlled temperatures with extended skin maceration, followed by brief maturation in stainless steel and lightly toasted oak to soften the structure while accentuating rich, dried-fruit concentration.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1882 by Angiolo Piccini with seven initial hectares in Tuscany, Piccini 1882 has evolved across five generations into one of Italy's most influential, multi-regional wine houses. Now directed by Mario Piccini alongside his family, the group commands extensive vineyard holdings across Tuscany, anchored by estates in Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Fattoria di Valiano), Montalcino, and the Maremma. Viticulture prioritizes sustainable and organically certified management across estate parcels, situated on complex galestro, alberese, and clay-limestone soils blessed with sun-drenched diurnal shifts. In the cellar, Piccini balances contemporary precision with deep Tuscan tradition, utilizing both stainless steel and refined oak casks to accentuate Sangiovese's vibrant red cherry fruit, savory herbs, and supple tannins. Benchmark labels include the iconic Collezione Oro Chianti Riserva, Sasso al Poggio, Mario Primo, and the appassimento-style Solco, highlighting approachable, fruit-driven elegance and regional authenticity.
🍇 Grapes
Primitivo, Negroamaro
🍷 ABV
15%