Tolaini Chianti Classico Vallenuova 2020

Tolaini Chianti Classico Vallenuova 2020

Tolaini, 0,75 l - 14.00%
100% Sangiovese

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Tuscany - Italy
Red green still

How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Tolaini Chianti Classico Vallenuova 2020
A magical combination of the sun's warmth and the soil's composition, rich in clay and marl, the altitude and exposure, result in a pure, rich and juicy, fruity and elegant Sangiovese. This Chianti Classico wine is obtained from a selection of the best Sangiovese vineyards on the estate, it is aged for about 10 months in large casks and then for 4 months in the bottle before being marketed with the name of the place where the estate is located: Vallenuova.

Bouquet

Notes of red cherry, black cherry, tobacco, spices and liquorice.

Flavour

The elegant tannins, well balanced with the fruit, highlight the good ripeness of the grapes. The finish is long, juicy, fresh and pleasant, with the crispness and structure of an authentic Castelnuovo Berardenga Sangiovese.

Pairing

Ideal for red meat dishes, cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Tolaini Chianti Classico Vallenuova 2020
Type Red green still
Classification DOCG Chianti Classico
Year 2020
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.00% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country
Region Tuscany
Origin Chianti Classico, Tuscany.
Soil composition Silt and clay with a considerable content of skeleton.
No. plants per hectare 7,350.
Yield per hectare 6,000 kg/hectare.
Harvest Grapes are manually harvested and sorted twice when they arrive at the winery as bunches and then again after destemming by an optical sorter. Only the perfectly intact grapes are put into steel tanks or truncated wooden vats for fermentation.
Vinification Alcoholic fermentation lasts about 20 days, during which the temperature in the vats is automatically controlled. Pumpovers are carried out every 8 hours and 1 délestage per week. Fermentation is followed by a short period of post-fermentation maceration. Malolactic fermentation takes place in 48-hl wooden conical vats.
Ageing The wine rests for 10 months in the wood of which 4 are on the fine lees, and 4 months in the bottle.
Production year 25,200 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Ideal for red meat dishes, cheeses.
On offer Price Tolaini Chianti Classico Vallenuova 2020 € 15.14  ex VAT

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Vintage

James Suckling
91/100 
2020
Vinous
90/100 
2020
xtraWine
91/100 
2020
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2019
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2019
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2019
Wine Spectator
90/100 
2019
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2018
Gambero Rosso
 
3 red glasses - Absolutely superb. Only 305 out of 18000. 2018
Robert Parker
90/100 
2018
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2018
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2018
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2017
Robert Parker
90/100 
2017
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2017
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2017
Robert Parker
90/100 
2016
Robert Parker
90/100 
2015
Wine Spectator
93/100 
2015
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