Chianti Classico riserva Riseccoli DOCG

Vineyard and terroir

A limited-production top cuvée made only in the best years from selected fruit grown in estate-owned vineyards.

Grapes

90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Vinification

Sangiovese is fermented with specially selected yeasts and macerated in temperature-controlled concrete vats. Cabernet Sauvignon is vinified separately in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks.

Ageing

The wine spends 12 months in French barriques before blending. The Cabernet Sauvignon component is transferred separately to French barriques, half of them new, and is subsequently blended with the Sangiovese.

Technical data

Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva. Alcohol: 13.5% vol. Ruby red. Presented in a 750 ml Bordeaux bottle and packed in cases of six.

Serving and pairing

Suitable with traditional Tuscan antipasti, pasta courses, ribollita, grilled meat and cheeses.

Label / history

Chianti's wine traditions extend back to Etruscan and Roman times. The first documents using Chianti as the name of both a wine-producing area and its wine date to the 13th century and refer to the Lega del Chianti, established in Florence to regulate relations with the districts of Radda, Gaiole and Castellina. The league's emblem was a black rooster on a gold field; the Gallo Nero later became the symbol of the Chianti Classico consortium.