Chianti Classico DOCG
GRAPE: 100% Sangiovese
ALTITUDE: 200-310 meter above sea level
SOIL: Alberese Limestone and Red Clay
Awards
James Suckling
2014: 90 points
2015: 91 points
2016: 90 points
2019: 91 points
Wine Spectator
2016: 92 points
2018: 92 points
Tech Sheet
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Training System Spurred Cordon System, 5.000 plants per hectare
Yields Per Hectare 65 q. grapes to hectare
Harvest Merlot middle September, Sangiovese middle October
Vinification Fermentation and Maceration at a set temperature at no more than 25 °C.
Ageing The ageing process lasts 15 months; half of the grapes are aged in a 38 hl. French oak barrel, the other half, in a steel barrel
Bottle Ageing 6 months