Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG Giovanni Folinari

The owner’s reserve. A wine strongly wanted by Giovanni Folonari to order to represent his idea of Gran Selezione.

Only Sangiovese grapes from Tenuta di Nozzole and the return to tradition through the use of large seasoned wooden barrels, a typical Tuscan aging method. Numbered bottles and a limited production.

Vintage: After a mild autumn and winter not particularly rainy, spring began with good weather and then gave way to cooler and occasionally rainy days in the months of May and June. The summer until the end of August was generally hot and dry, conditions that allowed for an excellent balance of grape production. The months of September and October allowed for a regular harvest thanks to a good alternation of sun and rain.

First vintage: 2013

Shelf life: up to 15-20 years

LAND
Production area: grapes grown on a Cru of Tenuta di Nozzole located in the municipality of Greve in Chianti

GRAPES
Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese
Planting pattern: 4,000 plants per hectareProduction per hectare: 6 tons of grapes
Grape yield: 65%

CELLAR
Vinification: by maceration with délestage and rackings in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 28 ° C.
Duration: 20 days
Aging: in steel vats for the first 2 months, then 24 months in 60 hl seasoned Slavonian oak barrels.
Refinement: in the bottle for at least 6 months