Sangiovese 2022

Stolpman’s Cal-Ital Local’s Favorite
Our long-time “local’s favorite”.  The vast majority of Estate Sangiovese production is hoarded by our membership and tasting room guests. The mature Sangiovese vines grown in Ballard Canyon’s sunny, arid, and wind-swept conditions provide a concentrated, ripe crop of tiny Sangiovese grapes. In turn, the winemaking team’s evolution in gentle extraction plays a deft hand in coaxing the grapes’ raw, undiluted power into a singularly luxurious Sangiovese. Each vintage, we adapt the duration of oak aging in order to optimize the balance between integration of the varietal’s robust character and retaining freshness.
Mother Nature set up a second “opportunity of a lifetime” Sangiovese vintage as 2022 conditions, specifically an intense early September heat wave, mirrored the legendary 2020 harvest.  
Brilliant, perfumed cherry and strawberry red fruit over late spring brush. The wine effortlessly flows, almost whirling and cascading, spilling into a more penetrating intensity, married with powerful caking tannins that leave a stamp on the palate.
Upon release, the 2022 approaches the ripest, most hedonistic end of the spectrum, where both the 2008 and 2020 Estate Sangiovese vintages reside. However, sparks of flickering energy keep the wine more lifted and classic, a touch more restrained and sophisticated than the fruit bomb we anticipated.