Description
An accessible example of the unique style and character of Castello di Monsanto wines. This multi-faceted wine can be enjoyed straight away or left to develop and evolve as the years roll by. It is our most widely produced wine by far, underlining our company’s belief in Sangiovese, which acquires a strength and an energy from our soil that must be patiently awaited. One of the oldest wines in Italy, it appeared on the market in the 1960s and has become an ambassador for the entire denomination around the world.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 1962
- Oenologist: Andrea Giovannini
- Bottles produced: 450.000
- Hectares: 72
Wine in Tuscany was not yet ready for a revolution. Audacity, determination, and foresight were key to pursuing ideas that might have seemed obscure at the time, but later played a large part in the history of Chianti Classico. Today Laura, Fabrizio's daughter, continues what her father, thanks to her grandfather Aldo, started, by transforming longstanding tradition with pride and tenacity. Because the future passes right through here: from what was built yesterday for a better tomorrow. Read more


Name | Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva 2020 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Chianti Classico DOCG |
Vintage | 2020 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo Nero, 5% Colorino |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Vendor | Castello di Monsanto |
Origin | Barberino Val d'Elsa (FI) |
Cultivation system | Guyot e Spurred cordon. |
Wine making | In temperature controlled truncated conical steel vats with emptying system (Délestage) and pumping over for about 18-20 days. |
Aging | Partly in 500-liter French oak barrels and partly in 225-liter barriques, followed by bottle aging. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |