• Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Poggiarso 2018
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Castello di Meleto Tuscany Chianti Classico

Castello di Meleto

Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Poggiarso 2018

Red still

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Castello di Meleto Tuscany Chianti Classico
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Other years:

2019
Immediate availability Last 1 bottles remaining
Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging 27 months in 50-hl French oak casks.
Other years 2019
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Description

Obtained exclusively from Sangiovese grapes, but coming from the Poggiarso vineyard. It is a vibrant, straightforward and bold 'Gran Selezione' where the intensity of the aromas is combined with a crispness of flavours and a true acidity.

Awards

  • 2018

    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.

  • 2018

    92

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Attractive aromas of small red fruits, berries and cassis.

Colore

Color

Bright purple with garnet reflections with ageing.

Gusto

Taste

Remarkable body accompanied by lively freshness, ripe fruit and direct but not aggressive tannins. Long and tasty finish.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Thanks to its marked freshness, it is perfect for accompanying meaty dishes and should also be tried in combination with soft or medium-aged cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Castello di Meleto
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1968
  • Oenologist: Matteo Menicacci, Valentino Ciarla
  • Bottles produced: 700.000
  • Hectares: 160
The acquisition of Castello di Meleto is one of the most interesting case histories in the Italian wine scene. We are in 1968 when Comm. Gianni Mazzocchi, president of Editoriale Domus (Quattrosoldi and Quattroruote), set up a joint stock company after having launched a public subscription in a magazine to acquire a property in Maremma.

The thing is so successful that part of the historic Ricasoli estate, including Meleto, is also purchased. An important work of agrarian transformation and restructuring of the farmhouses followed, until the present physiognomy was reached.

Today the Viticola Toscana (this is the name of the company), is taken as an example of organizational efficiency, a company that has been able to positively change the destiny of this Chianti land border, placed at the limits of what were the Republics of Siena and of Florence. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castello di Meleto

Name Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Poggiarso 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castello di Meleto
Climate Altitude: 560 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Alberese, clay, galestro.
Aging 27 months in 50-hl French oak casks.
Allergens Contains sulphites