Chianti Classico  2019

Castello di Verrazzano

Chianti Classico
2019

  • Organic

$37.23

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Service fees
$ 5.48
Product code
14904086
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$31.76
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Tuscany
Appellation
Chianti Classico
Varietal(s)
Sangiovese 95 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

About this winery

The Castle of Verrazzano is located in Greve in Chianti, in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, between Florence and Siena. Vineyards, reimplanted by Cappellini Family starting from 1958, extend from the limit of the wood to the whole underlying valley, within boundaries unchanged from centuries. Fertilization is organic, vineyards are mechanically weeded and harvest is exclusively done by hand. The clay-calcareous soil, the particular morphology, location (East exposure) and elevation...

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Production notes

Fermentation at a controlled temperature with a maximum of 28°C and maceration for 15 days with frequent pumping over and fulling. Fining in French oak barrels of medium capacity (33 hl) for minimum 18 months, followed by a 4 months refining in bottles

Tasting notes

Ruby red colour with purplish reflexes, intense scent, rich in flavours of red mature fruits such as cherry and blackberry blended with floral notes. The taste is harmonic and with a great balance, good structure, sapid, with oak striations, a fine and sweet tannic component and pleasant hints of red fruits.