Pagliarese Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG

Tasting notes: Pagliarese Chianti Classico Riserva is characterised by a fairly intense ruby red. The nose offers scents of ripe fruit, spice, moist earth, and emphatic impressions of tobacco leaf and black pepper. The palate is marked by tangy fruit with velvety tannins, good weight, and firm structure. A touch of acidity gives the finish a pleasant minerally quality and considerable length.

Ageing/Vinification: Fermentation in steel at 28-30°C, with automatic pumpovers and daily punch-downs; a 12-15-day maceration follows. Subsequent racking, and maturation for 16-20 months in large oak ovals, then ageing in the bottle for minimum of 6 months.

Vineyards: Some over 30 years old. The new plantings starting from 2005 through 2015, utilising a massal selection of the oldest estate vineyards, which date back to 1966 -1974.