Melini Chianti Classico La Selvanella Riserva 2016

Melini Chianti Classico La Selvanella Riserva 2016

Melini, 0,75 l - 14.50%
100% Sangiovese

HK$ 204.00
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Tuscany - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Melini Chianti Classico La Selvanella Riserva 2016

Colour

Dark ruby red with subtle garnet red tinges.

Bouquet

A full, complex bouquet with strong notes of ripe red fruits and irises, hints of vanilla and balsamic notes.

Flavour

It has a generous, warm and tangy flavour with an elegant and lingering aftertaste of woodland undergrowth and toasted almonds. It can be kept longer than usual, and improves with time.

Pairing

Red meats, game, mature cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork
Cold cuts

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Features

Name Melini Chianti Classico La Selvanella Riserva 2016
Type Red still
Classification DOCG Chianti Classico Riserva
Year 2016
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Origin Gaggiano (SI)
Harvest First middle of October.
Vinification The very healthy bunches, picked by hand in the first middle of October, were traditionally vinified with 20 days maceration and frequent pumping of the must over the cap.
Ageing After the alcoholic fermentation at no more than 27°C, and the malolactic, the wine was matured for 30 months in French oak casks. After the bottling the wine rested for about 12 months in bottle.
Total acidity 5.23 gr/L
pH 3.45
Residual sugars 3.20 gr/L
Dry extract 29.00 gr/L
Production year 50,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Red meats, game, mature cheeses.

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Vintage

Bibenda
 
5 bunches of grapes - An excellent wine 2016
James Suckling
93/100 
2016
xtraWine
94/100 
2016
Decanter
92/100 
2019
Gambero Rosso
 
2 red glasses - An excellent wine that has reached the final tasting 2018
Robert Parker
90/100 
2015
Decanter
90/100 
2008
Melini
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{1705} In 1705, thirty years before the end of the rule of the Medici family and eleven years before the Grand-ducal Proclamation of 1716 that limited the Chianti production area, the Melini family of Florence, wealthy entrepreneurs from the Val di ...

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