
Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Hectares: 600
In addition to Sangiovese, there are international varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The cultivation and oenological practices implemented are in the vanguard but in harmony with traditional cellar practices. Following the ground with a glance, you can see the other buildings and the old cellars, entirely excavated inside the hill and arranged in parallel rows. Here the wine, in silent darkness, softens in the large barrels and small oak barriques.
Recently the vineyards have been renewed according to new quality criteria, with the use of of selected clones, density of plantation higher and with lower production for plant, prioritizing the quality of the result.
Alongside viticulture there is an agricultural activity focused mainly on olive growing; the valleys and flat stretches are instead cultivated with arable crops, on part of which irrigation coming from from the two large lakes they own. The villa, today the focal point of the entire village, completely dominates the area surrounding. Read more


Name | Villa S. Andrea Chianti Classico 2021 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Chianti Classico DOCG |
Vintage | 2021 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Vendor | Villa S. Andrea |
Origin | San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI) |
Climate | Altitude: 250-300 m. a.s.l., with the best exposition to the South. |
Soil composition | Rich in galestro (plastic clay- soil). |
Cultivation system | Spur cordon |
Harvest | Grapes are collected only by hand at the desired ripeness. |
Fermentation temperature | 26-28 °C |
Wine making | Takes place, at a controlled temperature followed by a long maceration, in order to obtain a wine with an endowment of color and structure. |
Aging | 12 months in 35 hl barrels, made of French oak. Finally, the wine will repose in the bottle for 6 months. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |