• Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Lodolaio Riserva 2019
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Castelvecchi Tuscany Chianti Classico

Castelvecchi

Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Lodolaio Riserva 2019

Red still

  • Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Lodolaio Riserva 2019
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Castelvecchi Tuscany Chianti Classico
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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 After initial settling, the wine is aged for 12 months in first-passage barriques. After two years in the cellar, it is then bottled and aged for another year in the bottle before being marketed.
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Description

Lodolaio is born in a unique terroir in the world in terms of microclimate and soil characteristics, located at an altitude of 500-600 metres, from Sangiovese grapes obtained by mass selection of vines of very ancient origin, a true estate. It matures in the ancient Castelvecchi's cellar, under the vaults of the thousand-year-old castle. All these elements combine to ensure an excellent result in terms of the balance between power and elegance. This Reserve wine results from a very careful selection of grapes, which were harvested as late as possible to maximise the ripeness of the bunches.

Awards

  • 2019

    93

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Perfume

Perfume

A fresh, complex bouquet with an intense fruitiness reminiscent of red berries such as cherry, currant, blackberry and raspberry. The spiciness leads back to liquorice, cloves, cinnamon, pepper and dark chocolate with a vanilla finish.

Color

Color

Bright red with purple reflections.

Taste

Taste

On the palate, it is warm and enveloping with elegant tannin, especially in this vintage where the selection of grapes was more rigorous, and the harvest was extended.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Castelvecchi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 2004
  • Oenologist: Leonardo Valenti
  • Bottles produced: 80.000
  • Hectares: 24
The ancient winery is excavated under the castle, among its foundation, and it is dated, as the whole core structure, between the X and the XI century. The importance of the Fattoria di Castelvecchi also lies in its strategic location, being at the center of several ancient roads,in the very art of Tuscany, between Florence and Siena. The Castelvecchi function was chiefly defensive, for this reason it had to be fortified with strong, tough walls.

Castelvecchi was ruled by the lords of Monterinaldi for most of the XI century until, proclaimed autonomous community, it suffered, at the end of the thirteenth century, the fierce attacks of the nobles of the surroundings, attracted by the incredible richness of the Parish of Santa Maria Novella. Many parties fought widely and for a long time to get the famous fertile vineyards here cultivated.

Towards the middle of the seventeenth century, the name of the place, which was then “Castela de la Pieve”, became, after the name of the owners, first “Castel de ‘Vecchi,” then “Castelvecchi”. “De Vecchi” was the name of an ancient noble family from Montalcino who took the castle and the land around. The property passed through the centuries from de Vecchi to de Vecchi ending to the heirs of the husband of the last descendant, a Marquis Gutierrez de la Solana, Grandee of Spain, at the beginning of 1900. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castelvecchi

Recommended with braised or barbecued red meat dishes and game.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Lodolaio Riserva 2019
Type Red still
Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage 2019
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castelvecchi
Origin Village of Castelvecchi, Town of Radda in Chianti (Siena).
Plants per hectare 5,000.
Yield per hectare 5,000 kg/hectare.
Wine making Maceration lasts for more than 30 days.
Aging After initial settling, the wine is aged for 12 months in first-passage barriques. After two years in the cellar, it is then bottled and aged for another year in the bottle before being marketed.
Total acidity 5.5 gr/L
PH 3.5
Residual sugar 1.0 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites