San Felice
San Felice Chianti Classico Gran Selezione La Pieve 2021
| Denomination | Chianti Classico DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Sangiovese, Uve autoctone |
| Aging | Malolactic fermentation and aging in wood for 24 months. Refinement in French oak tonneaux of 500 liters. Bottle aging for 8 months. |
Description
La Pieve Gran Selezione expresses the essence of San Felice's Chianti Classico. The Sangiovese, harvested from the finest company vineyards and vinified with care, produces a wine that represents the highest expression of the terroir. This is in line with San Felice's production philosophy, which has always sought to interpret the land through native grape varieties.
Awards
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2021
93/100
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2021
93/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2021
92/100
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2021
92/100
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Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1968
- Oenologist: Leonardo Bellaccini
- Bottles produced: 900.000
- Hectares: 140
The last being the Grisaldi Del Taja family, among the founders of the Chianti Classico Consortium in the first half of the 20th century. Then, in the 1970s, a new development model began: the estate was acquired by the Allianz Group, which focused on oenological and territorial excellence.
The Estate, through painstaking work, is completely restored with interventions that enhance its architectural and artistic features and, in 1992, becomes the only Resort in the Chianti Classico area to enter the international Relais & Châteaux luxury hotel circuit. At the same time, the winery began an extensive vineyard replanting programme to enhance the value of Sangiovese, a project flanked by scientific research on native vines, in collaboration with the Universities of Florence and Pisa. San Felice's territories extend over a total of about 700 hectares, 188 of which are planted with vines, in the three most prestigious production areas in Tuscany: Chianti Classico, Montalcino and Bolgheri.
The important recognitions obtained over the years prompted the company to expand the production areas, acquiring in 1981 the Campogiovanni estate in Montalcino, where it began the production of Brunello, and, in 2016, in the prestigious Bolgheri area, from which the wines of the new Bell'Aja brand are born. Today, the Borgo and San Felice are two successful realities with a single soul, combining tradition and innovation. Read more
| Name | San Felice Chianti Classico Gran Selezione La Pieve 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Chianti Classico DOCG |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Sangiovese, Uve autoctone |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | San Felice |
| Origin | San Felice (Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena) |
| Soil composition | Medium texture and rich in structure. Predominance of clay of calcareous-marly origin, derived from the disintegration of Alberese and Galestro. |
| Cultivation system | Cordone speronato e Guyot. |
| Harvest | 4rd week of September. |
| Fermentation temperature | 28 - 30 °C |
| Fermentation | 22 days. |
| Wine making | Alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks, with maceration for 22 days at a temperature of 28 - 30 °C. |
| Aging | Malolactic fermentation and aging in wood for 24 months. Refinement in French oak tonneaux of 500 liters. Bottle aging for 8 months. |
| Total acidity | 5.9 gr/L |
| Residual sugar | 0.5 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
