Scheda Chianti riserva 2020 Successo

Tasting Notes:
Ruby red of beautiful luminosity with a garnet hint. On the nose dehydrated plum with floral notes of rose and helichrysum, then vanilla and clove. Good flavor freshness and the fairly soft and round tannin integrates well with the body of the wine. The mouthfeel finish is quite persistent with notes of cherries in spirit.

Ideal pairing:
Tuscan first courses such as ragu or ribollita, cured meats and noble white meats.

Grapes: Sangiovese

Vineyard: "Old House" vineyard, 500 m above sea level, northwest exposure. Calcareous/marly drained soils. Guyot training system.

Yield per hectare: 70 quintals

Harvest: By hand in boxes. Period: late September, early October

Vinification: In vitrified cement vats for 16-18 days with daily pumping over. The wine is then transferred to steel tanks where malolactic fermentation takes place.

Refinement: 12 months in third and fourth passage French oak barriques. Refinement in the bottle lasts at least 6 months.

Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.

The bottle of: 750 ml