2018 Castello di Radda Chianti Classico Riserva (750ml)

APPELLATION: Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. Riserva
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Sangiovese
VINEYARD EXPOSURE: South-East, South-West at 350 - 400 metres above
sea level in the municipality of Radda in Chianti
SOIL COMPOSITION: Mainly calcareous-clay with a good percentage of
stone
YIELD PER HECTARE: 5.0 tonnes
HARVEST: By hand, with preliminary selection of the grapes in the vineyard
and subsequent selection on a sorting table
HARVESTING PERIOD: From the beginning of October
VINIFICATION AND AGEING: The freshly picked grapes are destemmed and
crushed before fermenting in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks
with a capacity of 50 hl. Followed by maceration on the skins, which can last
from three to four weeks. This depends on the ripeness of the grapes. This is
followed by malo-lactic fermentation: 20% in wood and the rest in stainless
steel tanks with a capacity of 30 hl. At the end of this phase, the ageing period
begins. This phase takes place 20% in new French oak tonneaux and for 80%
in second passage tonneaux and Slavonian oak barrels with a capacity of 20 hl,
for about twenty months. The wine then spends at least nine months ageing
in the bottle, after which it is ready for sale