Certosa di Pontignano
Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva 2015
The Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG Certosa di Pontignano is the perfect expression of Chianti Classico’s terroir and celebrates the rebirth of the Certosa’s winemaking tradition. Made with a selection of the best Sangiovese grapes (with the addition of a small percentage of Canaiolo and Colorino) growing around the south-western area of the Certosa di Pontignano, the Chianti Classico Riserva is an extremely elegant wine with a full, complex body and a bouquet rich in ripe red fruits, violet, vanilla. A well-structured wine that, according to the procedures required by Chianti Classico product specifications, is aged in French oak barrels for about 17 months, followed by minimum 4-month-long period of bottle-aging.
Production Area
Chianti Classico
Technical Notes
Varieties:
90% Sangiovese, 7% Canaiolo, 3% Colorino
Aging:
17 months
Alcohol content:
13,5%
Total Acidity:
5,7 g/l
Serving temperature:
18° C
Agronomic aspects
Altitude:
300 m above sea level
Exposition:
south, southwest
Soil composition:
silty clay soils with marl, limestone and an abundance of stones
Training system:
cordon spur converting to Guyot
Vine density:
6,250 vines per hectare
Age of the vines:
10 - 15 years
Yield per hectare:
65 q.li.
Average production per vine:
1.1 Kg
