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Selvapiana

Selvapiana Fornace 2017

Red still

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Denomination Toscana IGT
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Aging 15 months in French oak barrels of which 40% new.
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Awards

  • 2017

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2017

    4

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

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Perfume

Perfume

The bouquet is marked by notes of wild berries, peony, resin, pine needles, mint, eucalyptus, liquorice, tobacco and oriental spices.

Color

Color

Dense ruby.

Taste

Taste

Soft and enveloping on the palate, with an important and well-extracted tannic texture and just the right amount of freshness and flavour. The finish is long with fruity hints.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Selvapiana
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1826
  • Oenologist: Niccolo Giuntini, Franco Bernabei
  • Bottles produced: 280.000
  • Hectares: 56
Selvapiana in Medieval times was one of the watch towers along the river Sieve, built with the purpose of protecting the city of Florence on the North-East border. During the Renaissance the building was transformed into a Villa as the Summer residence of noble Florentine families and of the bishops of Florence. In 1826 it was acquired by Michele Giuntini, a successful banker and ancestor of Francesco Giuntini, the present owner and fifth generation to run the property from 1957 to 1997.

Francesco was among the first in Tuscany to produce wine from only Sangiovese grapes and to link the flagship wine of the estate to a specific single vineyard: Bucerchiale. In 1979 he produced the first vintage of Chianti Rufina Riserva Vigneto Bucerchiale. He was the first, in 1978, to put his trust in the consultant oenologist and iInternationally renowned Franco Bernabei.

Today the property is managed by Silvia and Federico, the children of Franco Masseti, who was a farmer in Selvapiana from 1953 to 1990. Silvia and Federico were adopted by Francesco in 1994 to give continuity to their work.
Selvapiana currently covers an area of about 250 hectares, of which 58 hectares are vineyards, 36 hectares olive groves and 140 hectares of woodland. The land owned is spread over 3 municipalities, Rufina, Pelago and Pontassieve.
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Name Selvapiana Fornace 2017
Type Red still
Denomination Toscana IGT
Vintage 2017
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Selvapiana
Origin Municipality of Rufina - Selvapiana - Fornace vineyard.
Soil composition Medium mixture, calcareous clay rich in skeleton, very deep and fresh.
Wine making In stainless steel tanks at 28 degrees. Spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts.
Aging 15 months in French oak barrels of which 40% new.
Year production 3000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites