Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Greve DOCG 2021 (BIO)

Agricola Querciabella | Tuscany
Soc. Agr. Querciabella S.p.A. | Via di Barbiano 17 | IT 50022 Greve

09444721 · 0,75 l · 265,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
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Ruffoli lies above the village of Greve, on the slopes of Monte San Michele. This is where Querciabella began, and today 15 hectares of Sangiovese are planted here in a mosaic of individual plots, rising to an altitude of 550 metres, mostly facing south and south-west. Higher up, the soils are loose and stony, with plenty of sandstone; further down, they are deeper, characterised by galestro and richer in clay. The climate is dry, with a constant breeze tempering the temperatures. As early as 2007, Sebastiano Castiglioni was convinced that every area of Chianti Classico expresses its own unique character through this grape variety, just as Pinot Noir does in the vineyards of Burgundy. Since 2010, therefore, each plot has been fermented separately. 2021 began with a mild winter and early budbreak; frost arrived in early April, and the summer remained warm and dry until rainfall at the end of August and in mid-September accompanied the final ripening phase. The ageing process follows the principle of not masking anything: large casks ranging from 500 to 3,000 Liters, only lightly or moderately charred, hardly any of them new. Together with the time spent in the bottle, the ageing process takes 48 months.

Deep ruby red with a violet core. Black cherry and blackberry, violets, lavender, along with liquorice, tobacco and a hint of flint. Dense and powerful on the palate, with dark, ripe fruit and firm tannins, underpinned by fresh acidity and a mineral edge. It is still somewhat closed at present. Depth and balance are already evident; you'll need to be patient. SUPERIORE.DE