CHIANTI CLASSICO
APPELLATION: Chianti Classico Docg
VINEYARD LOCATION: Castellina in Chianti
ALTITUDE: 350 metres above sea level
BOTTLES PRODUCED: average 4500
GRAPES: Sangiovese 95% Cabernet 5%
SOIL PROFILE: Medium-textured calcareous marl
PLANTS PER HECTARE: 5000
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot and spur-pruned cordon
HARVEST: First half of October, hand picked
VINIFICATION AND MATURATION: 18-24 days fermentation on the skins at 28-30° C, followed by malolactic fermentation in steel. Maturation in large Slavonian oak barrel for 12 months, followed by 3 months in the bottle
ENOLOGIST: Filippo Paoletti
AGRONOMIST: Ruggero Mazzilli |