Chianti Classico
- DOCG
- AREA OF ORIGIN:
Specific areas in the provinces of Florence and Siena.
- PEDOCLIMATIC ENVIRONMENT:
Hilly areas with maximum elevations of 700 metres and soil made of arenaceous, marly limy substrata, clayey schists and marl.
- GRAPE VARIETIES:
Up to 100% Sangiovese and Canaiolo in smaller percentages.
- COLOUR:
Bright ruby red.
- CHARACTERISTICS:
Well-balanced flavour; intense and refined bouquet with a strong scent of violet and a slight scent of vanilla.
- GASTRONOMIC COMBINATIONS:
This wine is a particularly suitable accompaniment to red meat dishes, game and mature cheeses.
- SERVING TEMPERATURE:
Serve at a temperature of 20° C.
- WINEMAKING:
In red, with 15 days steeping on skins in stainless steel tanks.
- AGEING:
in casks of Slovenian oak and in barriques.
- BOTTLE:
Bordeaux 750 ml
- CAPSULE:
Bordeaux-gold PVC
