Collezione Privata
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2031
🍷 Vintage Profile
The 2022 growing season across Tuscany was marked by prolonged summer heatwaves and severe drought, putting a premium on disciplined canopy management and vine resilience. Timely mid-August precipitation provided critical relief, reviving metabolic function to secure thorough phenolic ripeness and sound natural acidity in both Sangiovese and the Bordeaux blending components. Wines from this vintage demonstrate rich fruit concentration, moderate acidity, and velvety, integrated tannins. Currently in 2026, this vintage is drinking in its prime expressive window and retains the structure to age gracefully through 2030.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled Florentine steak (Bistecca alla Fiorentina), slow-braised wild boar ragù with pappardelle, aged Pecorino Toscano cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted as a contemporary Super Tuscan interpretation under the Toscana IGT framework, Collezione Privata typically brings together Sangiovese with international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Sourced from hillside vineyards featuring clay and limestone soils, the fruit undergoes temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel to preserve aromatic vibrancy. A portion of the blend undergoes maturation in French and Slavonian oak barrels to integrate fine tannins and impart subtle spice accents while retaining the juicy, primary fruit expression core to modern Tuscan viticulture.
🍾 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
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
🍷 ABV
13.5%