2022 Tenuta di Carleone "Il Randagio" Toscana Rosso IGT

Equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot, all organic and biodynamic. All grapes are picked by parcel, fermented with native yeasts and aged separately in cement vats with 4 months of maceration and very few gentle pumpovers. Roughly 20% whole cluster and a small portion is foot-trodden. Unfined/unfiltered. 13% alcohol. The antithesis of the“Supertuscan” of yesteryear, “il Randagio” (the stray dog) is all about energy and brightness, with delicious aromas of crunchy black cherry complicated by notes of freshly ground spice. Juicy, vibrant and super easy drinking.  Thirty years ago, world-traveler and one-eyed Irishman Sean O’Callahan handed in his thesis at a German winemaking school. He’s been making wine in Radda in Chianti ever since.