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Castello di Radda Tuscany IGT Toscana

Castello di Radda

Guss 2016

Red still

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Castello di Radda Tuscany IGT Toscana
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Denomination IGT Toscana
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 70% Merlot, 30% Sangiovese
Aging Malolactic fermentation then takes place in 5 hl tonneaux, of which 80% is new wood. Ageing continues in the same wooden barrels for approximately 24 months, interspersed with racking every 3 months. The bottle ageing before release is at least 12 months.
Year 2016
Product name Guss 2016
Color Clear, ruby red with violet reflections.
Perfume Intense and persistent with notes of red berry fruit and underbrush.
Taste Enveloping yet imposing for a balance of freshness and structure.
Pairings Ideal with mature cheeses, red meats and game. Also excellent as a meditation wine.
Region Tuscany
Country Italy
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Description

Still red from Tuscany IGT, 15.5% ABV, produced by Castello di Radda. Blend: 70% Merlot, 30% Sangiovese, 2016 vintage. A wine made on the hills of Radda in Chianti, below the Volpaia Castle, from south-facing vineyards on clay-limestone soils. Manual harvest starting in early October. Vinification with maceration of the grapes on the skins for approximately one month. Aged in 5hl tonneaux for approximately 24 months, with rackings every three months. Aged in bottle for at least 12 months before release. Intense and persistent with notes of red berry fruit and undergrowth. Clear, ruby with purple highlights. Enveloping yet imposing, with a balance of freshness and structure.

Awards

  • 2016

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2016

    94

    /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.

  • 2016

    93

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

  • 2016

    3

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2016

    3

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Intense and persistent with notes of red berry fruit and underbrush.

Colore

Color

Clear, ruby red with violet reflections.

Gusto

Taste

Enveloping yet imposing for a balance of freshness and structure.

Serve at:

18 - 20 Ā°C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Ideal with mature cheeses, red meats and game. Also excellent as a meditation wine.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Castello di Radda
From this winery
  • Start up year: 2003
  • Oenologist: Maurizio Castelli
  • Bottles produced: 120.000
  • Hectares: 40
The SocietĆ  Agricola Castello di Radda is located on the hill facing the village of Radda in Chianti to the east, below the castle of Volpaia, Siena. The vineyards' exposure is from southeast to southwest on medium-textured clayey-calcareous soils, with a good presence of skeleton, particularly suited to the cultivation of Sangiovese and Canaiolo grapes.

The Beretta family bought the estate in 2003 to increase their interest in the wine-growing sector. They are already active with the family's historic company "Lo Sparviere", which produces the precious Franciacorta sparkling wines. The project took shape with the recovery, in qualitative terms, of the 45 hectares under vine and the construction of an extensive wine cellar built according to the design of architect Spartaco Mori. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castello di Radda

Name Castello di Radda Guss 2016
Type Red still
Denomination Toscana IGT
Vintage 2016
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.5% by volume
Grape varieties 70% Merlot, 30% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castello di Radda
Origin Municipality of Radda in Chianti
Climate Altitude: 450 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition Predominantly clayey-calcareous with a good presence of skeleton.
Yield per hectare 30-35 q.
Harvest From early October. Manual with a preliminary selection of the grapes in the vineyard and a subsequent one using a sorting table.
Wine making The freshly harvested grapes are destemmed, crushed and left to ferment in temperature-controlled 50 hl stainless steel vats. This is followed by maceration of the grapes on the skins for about a month. This maceration is allowed by the perfect degree of ripeness of the grapes.
Aging Malolactic fermentation then takes place in 5 hl tonneaux, of which 80% is new wood. Ageing continues in the same wooden barrels for approximately 24 months, interspersed with racking every 3 months. The bottle ageing before release is at least 12 months.
Allergens Contains sulphites