Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Cortine DOCG

2015 · 0,75 l

€69.00

The winery's flagship label, it is made from the best grapes in the area, the result of a very careful vineyard-by-vineyard selection, where only the best grapes are picked to bring out the full potential of Cortine's terroir.

Grape

Sangiovese 100%

Profile

Structured, enveloping and complex, from 50-year-old vines.

Soil

Cortine, municipality of Barberino Tavarnelle. Vineyard altitude: between 300 and 370 m a.s.l.

Harvest

First ten days of October, harvested entirely by hand.

Winemaking

In cement tanks, after two days of cold pre-maceration, fermentation with native yeasts and long macerations of about 28/30 days. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation.

Aging

24 months in second-passage French oak barriques, a further 12 months in bottle.

Alcohol

15% vol

Tasting notes

Intense ruby red in colour with garnet hues, of almost impenetrable depth. The nose offers an olfactory succession dominated by ripe black-berried fruit such as blackcurrant and black cherry, spicy and woody (boisé) notes, plus a pleasant, clear toasted note. On the palate it is structured, balanced and enveloping, slightly savoury, with an important tannic texture and a finish that remains fresh, revealing great acidity.

Pairings

Excellent with structured meat first courses, braised dishes and furred-game dishes.

Serving temperature

16-18 °C