Roncicone Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Gaiole 2020

Description

Still red, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, 14% ABV, produced by Ricasoli 1141 in Gaiole in Chianti. 2020 vintage, 0.75 liter bottle. A wine from one of the most iconic Chianti Classico estates, with a history dating back to 1141. The Roncicone vineyard, where the grapes are grown, is located at 320 meters above sea level. The destemmed grapes were vinified in stainless steel conical vats and aged for 22 months in 500-liter tonneaux. A Chianti Classico that embodies the tradition and excellence of the area.

Producer

Producer

Ricasoli 1141

From this winery

• Start up year: 1141
• Oenologist: Carlo Ferrini
• Bottles produced: 2.500.000
• Hectares: 235

Ricasoli is the most representative wine producer in the Chianti Classico area. With its gentle hills, velvety valleys and thick woodlands of oaks and chestnuts, the 1,200 hectares of property include almost 240 hectares of vineyards and 26 of olive groves. This creates a continuous succession of colours and hues around the Brolio Castle, which is located within the town limits of Gaiole in Chianti. Since 1993, Baron Francesco Ricasoli has been guiding this central Tuscan company in innovative challenges. This has been done with the deepest respect for his renowned ancestors who have made this territory great, Bettino Ricasoli first and foremost.

Francesco Ricasoli, current owner and President of the company, has generated new ideas and concepts to render the vineyards sustainable. The ongoing study of soil types and the clonal selection of the Brolio Sangiovese are among his greatest passions, and he has totally renovated the vineyards and completely mapped them. The new wines are therefore the expression of research carried out with the same scientific rigor of his illustrious ancestor but with a contemporary spirit, like a runner receiving the baton and carrying it forward with renewed energy. Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Ricasoli 1141 Roncicone Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Gaiole 2020
Type	Red still
Denomination	Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage	2020
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Ricasoli 1141
Origin	Gaiole in Chianti (SI)
Climate	Altitude: 320 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-East The climate of the 2019 harvest was very variable but with temperatures that were generally average. Short, intense rainfall occurred mainly in June. The veraison started regularly at the beginning of August, with the first ripe grapes at the end of August-beginning of September.
Soil composition	The soil of the vineyard of the same name is made up of marine deposits of Pliocene origin, with the presence of sand and stones polished by the sea, while clay is found at depth. The organic substance content is good. Marine fossils and lignite emerge on the surface. The slopes are gentle and the vineyard is located in the central part of the property, south of the clay-limestone soils.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare	6600
Harvest	The Sangiovese from the Roncicone vineyard was harvested on 27 September.
Fermentation temperature	24-27 °C
Wine making	The destemmed grapes were vinified in 100 hl stainless steel conical tanks and inoculated with selected yeasts. Fermentation took place at a temperature of 24-27 °C with daily punching-down and maceration on the skins for about 14 6 days.
Aging	22 months in 500-litre tonneaux of which 30% new and 70% second-hand.
Total acidity	5.53 gr/L
PH	3.36
Dry extract	26.55 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites