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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1982
- Oenologist: Angela Fronti
- Bottles produced: 120.000
- Hectares: 27
With the introduction of the second generation into the company, it is natural to start our own production in the bottle. The 2009 harvest and the first 3000 bottles of Chianti Classico concretely represent what has always been the great passion for wine, thus integrating and completing the family business.
The commitment for the future is to evolve and grow, while remaining faithful to the traditions and to our territory, trying to enhance as much as possible what nature is offering us and the viticultural peculiarities of the highest lands of the Chianti region.
We are certified organic since 2016. We believe in respect for nature, for the people working in the vineyard and for those who taste the wine in the glass. Read more
| Name | Istine Chianti Classico Riserva Levigne 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Chianti Classico DOCG |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Istine |
| Origin | Istine (Radda in Chianti), Casanova dell'Aia (Radda in Chianti), Cavarchione (Gaiole in Chianti) |
| Climate | Altitude: 480-550 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Rich in skeleton with alternating marly limestone (Alberese and Galestro) and varying percentages of clay. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Harvest | Manual |
| Fermentation temperature | Max 28 - 30 °C |
| Wine making | Alcoholic fermentation: about 15 days in cement vats at controlled temperature (max. 28 - 30 °C). Maceration on the skins: approximately 45 days with submerged cap, at controlled temperature (max. 26 °C) in cement vats. Malolactic fermentation: in cement vats. |
| Aging | 12 months in 20 hl Slavonian oak barrels, separated according to the vineyard of harvest. After these months, the wine is blended and then aged a further 12 months in 30 hl Slavonian oak casks. This is followed by at least 12 months of bottle ageing. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

