Chianti classico Riserva 2018 DOCG (1,5lt.) - Castello di Volpaia

• Chianti classico Riserva 2018 DOCG (1,5lt.) - Castello di Volpaia

COMPOSITION 100% Sangiovese
VINEYARD NAME
Casavecchia, Casetto, Castellino, Campo a Prato, Pratolino, Santa Caterina, Santa Maria Novella, Vignavecchia
VINEYARD LAYOUT
1970 - 2002
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
- Height above sea level: 400/600 m.
- nature: sandstone (oligocene)
- type: sandy/loamy with high skeleton,
clayey (Santa Maria Novella, Castellino).
EXPOSURE South, south-east, south-west
YIELD
- 35-45hl of wine per hectare
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot
VINTAGE CHARACTERISTICS
Warm March followed by very cold and rainy April and May. Fine weather from 10 June onwards with very hot and dry end of month and beginning of July. Heat, even intense, from mid-July to the end of August, interspersed with some rainfall that ensured proper water availability in the soil. Generally good weather, but always with some rain, during September and the first half of October. Sprouting slightly delayed, flowering delayed by about 10 days. Rapid and vigorous development of the vines in June. The veraison started slightly late and continued rather slowly.
Harvesting began a few days later than in recent years.
AGING In French and Slovenian oak casks for 24 months and in bottles for 3 months.
ALCOHOL
14,5% 
TASTING - Colour: ruby red of medium intensity, with slight garnet reflections.
- Bouquet: elegant and intense, with evident notes of spices blended with fruity hints.
- Taste: good structure with well evident tannins and great persistence.

Alkohol: 14,5% Vol.
Inhalt: 1,5lt.
Anbauland: Italien
Region: Toskana
Allergenhinweis: Enthält Sulfite