The Tuscan wine tradition has a long and glorious history made of ingenuity and passions discovered in a territory with great potential. Our Chianti Classico di Fietri is the proud fruit of this with its strong, engaging character that cannot help but be loved.
It is a Chianti Classico with a purely Sangiovese soul, vinified in stainless steel and slowly aged in oak barrels (18 months). Its grapes come from several Fietri vineyards: Poggio Ciliegio, Vigna del Fontino, Vigna Curvone and Vigneto Fattoria. These elements give the wine a powerful tannic texture typical of Sangiovese but also a notable variety of aromatic and gustatory hues that alternate then open in an enthralling succession. One recognizes wild berries and purple cherries in the subtle tannins that make it such a vital wine which is so relaxed and fresh as it opens in the mouth following its pleasant first sip. Then the vaguely wild spiced hints of pepper, juniper and Mediterranean shrub follow. Here, the balsamic notes and the iron touches outline a dense, sapid, and austere weave enveloped in the powerful acidity of this Chianti. Lastly, one finds elements of sweet and elegant hawthorn: an airy touch of kindness that adds grace to the whole and blends it leading to a full and juicy finish.
Our Chianti Classico di Fietri is a snapshot of our tradition and the expression of sincere love for the land of our home.
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Denomination: Chianti Classico DOCG
Growing area: in the district of Gaiole in Chianti, northeast of Siena
Altitude: 460 – 580 meters above sea level
First production year: 2006
Soil profile: clayey sandy soil, typical schist based soil (galestro)
Growing system: “cordone speronato”
Vine density: 5 950 plants per hectare (2 380 per acre)
Vine age: 10 years Yield: 55 q.li per hectare
Harvest year: 2014
Harvest period: October 9-13
Grape variety: 95 % Sangiovese – 5 % Merlot
Vinification: in temperature controlled stainless steel vats
Fermentation temperature: 29 °C
Fermentation period: 18 days
Malo-lactic fermentation: 21 days
Ageing period: 14 months in 18 hl oak casks
Ageing in bottle: 4 months minimum
Alcohol content: 13.50 % vol
Reducing sugar: < 1,00 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.39 g/l
Total acidity: 5.45 g/l
Total dry extract: 29.40 g/l
Reduced dry extract: 29.20 g/l
Total sulfur: 80 mg/l
Vine density: 5 950 plants per hectare (2 380 per acre)
