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Chianti Classico Reserve DOCG
The best expression of our variuos vineyards to represent the diversity of Gaiolese terroir
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The Chianti Classico di Rocca reserve comes from the selection of the best grapes from the various company vineyards located in the Gaiole in Chianti area.
This reserve does not have a dedicated vineyard because we wanted to represent the diversity of the Gaiolese terroir.
The vineyards that make up this wine can vary from 350 to 480 meters above sea level whose soils are rich in
Alberese, Galestro and to a lesser extent limestone areas.
APPELLATION: Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
GRAPE VARIETY: Sangiovese with small additions of Foglia Tonda and Pugnitello.
VINEYARD: various company plots in the Gaiolese area.
SOIL: medium texture and rich in rock fragments typical of the area (Alberese) and limestone.
VINEYARD AGE: From 35 to 10 years old
EXPOSURE: Various exposures
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: from 350 to 480 m.
VINEYARD DENSITY: 5000 vines/hectare
AVERAGE YIELD PER PLANT: 1kg
CULTIVATION/PRUNING Spurred cordon and guyot
HARVEST: second half of September
MACERATION: at a temperature of about 28°C for 10/12 days
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: in steel
AGEING: 12 months in large barrels, 6 months in cement and one year in the bottle.
ANNUAL PRODUCTION: about 20,000 bottles
PAIRINGS: Important roasts, game, mature cheeses, vegetable soups.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16°C.
SENSORY PROFILE: Chianti Classico Riserva is a wine of great complexity, taste structure and elegance with very pleasant fruity notes. It has an intense and bright red color, the aroma is rich in notes of small red fruits and spices. It has enveloping, complex and persistent aromas that highlight the cherry and ripe morello cherry, with a nice spicy and balsamic finish. The final ageing in the bottle leads it to acquire a valuable elegance and persuasive taste
NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF THE GRAPES: The Chianti Classico de la Rocca reserve comes from the selection of the best grapes from the various company vineyards located in the Gaiole in Chianti area. This reserve does not have a dedicated vineyard precisely because we wanted to represent the diversity of the Gaiolese terroir expressed at the maximum quality thanks to the selection of the best grapes that the vintage has made available to us. The vineyards that make up this wine can vary from 350 to 480 meters above sea level whose soils are rich in Alberese, Galestro and to a lesser extent calcareous areas.
Characteristics
- Alcohol: 13%
- Body: Medium
Vintage
Awards
Wine Spectator: 94 pts JamesSucling.com 92 pts
Grapes
- Sangiovese : 90%
- Pugnitello : 5%
- Foglia Tonda : 5%
Appellation
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Rocca di Castagnoli
Wine types:
- Red Wine
- White Wine
- Rose Wine
- Orange Wine
- Sweet Wine
- Spirits
Grape varieties:
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Colorino, Canaiolo, Foglia Tonda, Pugnitello, Chardonnay, Malvasia del Chianti Classico, Trebbiano Toscano, Sauvignon Blanc
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