Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2017 - San Felice

VINTAGE CHARACTERISTICS The winter was mild and rainy. The first days of April, very hot, caused an early germination of at least 10 days after a regular May, the summer months were very hot, with temperatures above the seasonal average, interspersed with rains that helped to maintain an excellent vegetative balance avoiding water stress. The ripening of the grapes was optimal as well as the average quality of the wines obtained.

VINEYARD LOCATION San Felice (Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena) Selected plots of the Poggio Rosso vineyard.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL Medium-textured and rich in texture. Prevalence of clays of calcareous-marl origin, coming from the disintegration of the Alberese and Galestro and resting on rocks. Small extensions also on alluvial soils rich in sand and silt.

TRAINING SYSTEM Spurred cordon

GRAPES 100% Angiovese

HARVEST 1st week of October

VINIFICATION AND AGING Fermentation in contact with the skins for 20-25 days in steel at a temperature of 28-30 ° C. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in 500-liter French oak barrels for 20 months. Aging in the bottle for 15 months.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED 13,000

SERVING TEMPERATURE 18 ° C

ALCOHOL 13.5% Vol

POSSIBILITY OF AGING 20–25 years

TOTAL ACIDITY 5.9 g / l

RESIDUAL SUGAR inf 0.5 g / l