• Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Trebbio 2018
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Castello di Meleto Tuscany Chianti Classico

Castello di Meleto

Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Trebbio 2018

Red still

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Castello di Meleto Tuscany Chianti Classico
CHF 37.00
CHF 37.00
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12 bottles

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6 bottles

CHF 111.00

3 bottles

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Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging 27 months in 30-hl French oak barrels.
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Description

The Trebbio vineyard is a CRU in the Meleto sub-zone. The decision to enhance this vineyard stems from the desire to exalt the multiple expressions of Sangiovese that Castello di Meleto offers. Its rows also include vines of Ciliegiolo and Colorino, minor varieties historically used in the Chianti Classico blend, representing a heritage of biodiversity that Castello di Meleto wished to preserve. The Trebbio becomes the third Chianti Classico Gran Selezione of Castello di Meleto.

Awards

  • 2018

    90

    /100

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  • 2018

    92

    /100

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Perfume

Perfume

Aromas of ripe red fruit, morello cherry, spices and aromatic herbs.

Color

Color

Bright purple with garnet reflections with ageing.

Taste

Taste

Round and velvety taste with direct but not aggressive tannins. Long and tasty finish.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Castello di Meleto
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1968
  • Oenologist: Matteo Menicacci, Valentino Ciarla
  • Bottles produced: 700.000
  • Hectares: 160
The acquisition of Castello di Meleto is one of the most interesting case histories in the Italian wine scene. We are in 1968 when Comm. Gianni Mazzocchi, president of Editoriale Domus (Quattrosoldi and Quattroruote), set up a joint stock company after having launched a public subscription in a magazine to acquire a property in Maremma.

The thing is so successful that part of the historic Ricasoli estate, including Meleto, is also purchased. An important work of agrarian transformation and restructuring of the farmhouses followed, until the present physiognomy was reached.

Today the Viticola Toscana (this is the name of the company), is taken as an example of organizational efficiency, a company that has been able to positively change the destiny of this Chianti land border, placed at the limits of what were the Republics of Siena and of Florence. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castello di Meleto

Thanks to its marked freshness, it is perfect for accompanying meaty dishes and should also be tried in combination with soft or medium-aged cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Trebbio 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castello di Meleto
Soil composition Clayey with a good proportion of red sands in the north-east and an increasing proportion of alberese in the south.
Harvest By hand. The grapes are then destemmed and crushed.
Wine making The must thus obtained begins the fermentation at a controlled temperature. Once alcoholic fermentation is complete, the wine will remain in contact with the skins for about 15-20 days, followed by racking into concrete vats to favour decantation, where malolactic fermentation will subsequently begin.
Aging 27 months in 30-hl French oak barrels.
Allergens Contains sulphites