• Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vigneto Erchi Riserva 2018
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Selvapiana Tuscany Chianti

Selvapiana

Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vigneto Erchi Riserva 2018

Red still

  • Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vigneto Erchi Riserva 2018
  • Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vigneto Erchi Riserva 2018
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Selvapiana Tuscany Chianti
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Denomination Chianti DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging In French oak barrels for 18 months.
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Description

The Selvapiana company searched for years for a new place to cultivate Sangiovese to enhance the differences of this grape variety in the Rufina area. In 1998, the company bought the Erchi estate in the town of Pontassieve, in an area of great viticultural value. In 1999, the company planted 6 hectares with Sangiovese vines. Impressed by the quality of Sangiovese grapes grown in the estate of Erchi, the first vintage being bottled from this vineyard was in 2016.

Perfume

Perfume

Notes of jammy red and black berries, rose and violet petals, herbs, citrus, hints of undergrowth and roasting, pepper, sweet spices and cedar wood.

Color

Color

Bright, clear ruby.

Taste

Taste

Fresh and tasty with an integrated tannic structure. This wine has a good development in all its components with a blood orange finish.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 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. Read more
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Name Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vigneto Erchi Riserva 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Chianti DOCG
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Selvapiana
Origin Podere Erchi, Town of Pontassieve (Florence).
Climate Altitude: 150-200 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South, South-East.
Soil composition Medium-textured, calcareous clay with excellent iron content.
Cultivation system Espalier and spurred cordon.
Yield per hectare 6,000 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, with crates.
Wine making In thermoregulated steel tanks at 30-32°C. Spontaneous fermentation with frequent daily pumping-over and maceration for 35 days.
Aging In French oak barrels for 18 months.
Total acidity 5.5 gr/L
Dry extract 29.0 gr/L
Year production 3200 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites