Chianti Classico DOCG
GRAPE: 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot
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
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
