DOCG Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Grapes varieties: 100% Sangiovese from Querciolina vineyard

Notes: The name is derived from the thrush known as  “Sassello” which stops at these vineyards during the harvest period.

Harvesting: by hand from October 5^th to 8^th. Average grapes/hectare quantity: 50 quintals.

Vinification: fermentation in small quantities (50 hl each) at a controlled temperature with a maximum of 30°C, maceration for 16-18 day with delicate pumping over and fulling

Fining: obtained in wooden vessels for 18 months, followed by 12 months in small barrels – tonneaux and barriques (75% Allier – 25% Vosges) and a minimum 6 months refining in bottles

Tasting: Intense ruby red colour, with garnet overtones. The fragrance is fine and intense, wide and persistent, and offers a variety of fruity notes including cherries, blackberries, raspberries underlined by hints of oak and vanilla. The taste is elegant and complex with closely woven tannins both smooth and pleasant joined to notes of fruit and spice, oak and vanilla, with an equally pleasant and long finish.