Ruby red with spice, cherry and violets in the nose, vertical and fresh with round tannins and long aftertaste.
Specifications
Appellation
Chianti Classico DOCG
Wine Type
Red
Varietal(s)
85% Sangiovese and 15% Merlot
Age of vines
Average 20 years
Agricultural Practices
Organic
Soil type
Pietraforte and Alberese.
Vinification
Harvested by hand; Destemmed and crushed; fermented in stainless steel; pumped over during fermentation; macerated for two week with its skins. 100% of the wine was aged in french oak light toast barrels for 12 months and then 10 months in 750 liter clay amphora Fined and filtered at 3 micron. No residual sugar.
Production
220 (9-liter cases)
Pairings
Pecorino cheese, roasted beef, pici with wildboar ragout.
