Chianti


 

DOCG
AREA OF ORIGIN: Tuscany - Chianti.
PEDOCLIMATIC ENVIRONMENT: Hilly areas with max. elevations of 700 metres and soil made of arenaceous, marly limy substrata, clayey schists and sand.
GRAPE VARIETIES: 85% minimum Sangiovese - Canaiolo.
COLOUR: Intense, bright ruby red with purplish reflections which turn into garnet red when aged in bottle.
CHARACTERISTICS: Intense and complex fragrance and an aroma of red berries and morello cherry as well as hints of vanilla, cloves, pineapple and oak. A rich, velvety, smooth and altogether well-balanced flavour.
GASTRONOMIC COMBINATIONS: This wine is a suitable accompaniment to mushrooms, pasta, game, roasts, barbecued meat and mature cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: Serve at a temperature of 20°-22° C.
WINEMAKING: In red, with 10-12 days steeping on skins in stainless steel tanks. Following the alcoholic and the maleolactic fermentation, the wine is left to improve for 3 months in oak casks.
BOTTLE: “Nobile” Burgundy 750 ml
CAPSULE: Bordeaux-gold PVC