Chianti Classico Bio - € 19.80

2019 CHIANTI CLASSICO Castagnoli.240x700.27606

Sensory features: A pure Sangiovese, smells intensely of blackberries, black currants and liquorice, along with delicate notes of raspberries, spices, cinnamon and subtle toasted notes from aging in tonneaux and large wooden barrels. On the palate, power meets ripe, velvety tannins and a fresh, lively vein of acid - Sangiovese in purezza!

Technical notes:

100% Sangiovese from 19 estate owned crus organic certified, training in alberello & guyot methods.

Soil: Galestro, loam, limestone and schist

Vinification:Grapes are picked by hand in small boxes. Alcoholic fermentation is spontaneous with natural yeasts 1 ton tubs and steel tanks. Extraction of colour and tannins is facilitated by hand-punching down, pumping over, and deléstage. Malolactic fermentation occurs in oak.

Ageing: 14 to 18 months, 2/3 in 5 hecto litres Tonneaux and 1/3 in Austrian and Slovenian 2 hecto litres oak  barrels.

Alcohol content: 14%

Bottle size: 750 ml 

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