Wow, intensive with remarkable taste, no fruity but leather, wood. Great!! — 11 years ago
Reserva with real italian taste, intensive with wood taste — 11 years ago
Shingle with clay, stony “argillaceous limestone” soil, pebbles. Grape Variety: 60% Grenache ; 40% Syrah. Age of the vines: 25 years. Vinification: Traditional vinification with long vatting, controlled fermentation temperatures. Ageing: In stainless steel tanks. Yield: 45 hl/ha. Tasting: Colour: Deep colour with an attractive brilliance. Bouquet: Elegant and aromatic, with red fruits blended with spices. Palate: Well-structured on rounded tannins, with a final spicy note. — 11 years ago
Real Spanish taste — 11 years ago
Alexander had this 11 years ago
One of the best wineries in Chianti. Wine is reach with great flavours. The Chianti Classico is composed of 90% Sangiovese grape and other red grapes. Wine with a strong character. The grapes have been harvested by hand by the end of September- early October . Agrarian aspects Altitude - 300-420 mt Exposure - South, south-west Soil - Limestone, calcareous,pebbles Training method - Spur-pruned cordon Vineyard density - average of 5.000 plants/ha Age of vineyard - 5-15 years Yield / ha - 70 q.al Yield / plant - 1.3 kg. Harvest - late September - early October Alcohol content - 13.5% Ageing 80% of the wine is aged in the wooden vats made of French oak, 20% is aged into French and American barriques for about 12 months, bottle ageing for further 6 months. Vinification Maceration in wooden vats by 8000 l. for 10 days at 28° after a pre-maceration for 3 days at 5°. Post-maceration for a 3-5 days at 28°. The malo-lactic fermentation starts spontaneously. Description Appearance - limpid, deep ruby with violet shade, quite thick. Aroma - fruity, cherry and plum confiture, lightly spicy with black pepper and juniper notes. Taste - dry, warm, soft, quite fresh, quite tannic, full, balanced, intense and persistent, fine. Final comments - harmonious, ready. Suggestions - perfect with meat, rice or pasta with sauce, truffle or mushroom, perfect alone. Drink at - 20°C, best in decanter, uncork 1 hour before serving. Total production - 190.000 (0.750 lt.) - 20.000 (0.375 lt.) - 1.500 ( 1.500 lt.) - 100 ( 3.000 lt.) Packaging: Cardboard case/6 bottles (0.750 lt ) or by 12 (0.375 lt). Magnum and Double Magnum single-packed in wooden case. — 11 years ago
Alexander Vinogradov
Nice metode ripasso — 11 years ago