Description
Area: Chianti Colli Fiorentini – Scandicci (FI)
Average age of vines: 15-20 years old and 50 years old
Exposure: south, south-east and north-west
Altitude: 180 m a.s.l.
Soil: clayey and calcareous
Training system: spurred cordon
Planting density: 4.000-6.000 vines/hectare
Average yield per hectare: 75 quintals/hectare
Grapes: Sangiovese 90% Colorino 10%.
Alcohol content: 14,00°.
Vinification and maceration: 20 days of fermentation and maceration in vitrified cement tanks. 3 pumpings over per day at controlled temperature (27 °C)
Refinement: part of the mass in oak barrels for about 12 months and part in cement tanks. Further ageing in bottle follows. Wide filtration
Average bottles produced: 6500 bottles of 0,750 l
Serving temperature: 18 °C
Food pairing: red meats and game, aged hard cheeses
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