Chianti Classico
TYPE
Chianti Classico DOCG
VINEYARD LOCATION
Agricola San Felice properties (Castelnuovo
Berardenga, Siena)
ALTITUDE
350/400 metres
SOIL PROFILE
Medium-textured, predominantly calcareous marl breakdown of alberese and galestro strata, with abundant gravel-pebble mixture, resting on rocks of the Monte Morello formation or on macigno sandstone. Some extension into silt- and sandrich alluvial soils
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot and spur-pruned cordon
GRAPES
Sangiovese 100%
HARVEST
First half of October
VINIFICATION AND MATURATION
8-10 days fermentation on the skins at 28-30° C, followed by malolactic fermentation in steel.
Maturation in large Slavonian oak botti for 10-12 months, followed by 2 months in the bottle
BOTTLES PRODUCED
260,000
SERVING TEMPERATURE
18° C
ALCOHOL
12.5 Vol
TOTAL ACIDITY
6.3 g/l
RESIDUAL SUGAR
1.4 g/l
CELLARING
3-5 years
