CASTELLO DI BROLIO 2021

Chianti Classico Docg Gran Selezione Gaiole
Sangiovese 100%

SOIL

Castello di Brolio is our flagship wine created from a meticulous selection of estate-grown grapes from the three most representative soils in Brolio: Macigno del Chianti (sandstone), Scaglia Toscana (Galestro), Monte Morello (Alberese).

HARVEST

Sangiovese was harvested from September 22 to 25, 2021.

WINEMAKING NOTES

Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 24°C-27°C (75.2°-80.6°F) with 14-16 days of skin contact.

AGEING

22 months in tonneaux of 500lt of which 30% new oak and 70% of second passage.

BOTTLING

February 12, 2024

Vintage Awards
Vineyards

Planted in: 1994-2005                |Density: 6600 vines/ha
Surface Area: 26 ha                     |Training: spurred cordon
Altitude: 400-490 m a.s.l.          |Clone: Sangiovese di Brolio
Exposure: South, Southwest   |Rootstock: 420A-110R

Growing Season

The weather conditions were quite unusual on vintage 2021: the frost of last April, the drought suffered in the summer months and the early ripening of the grapes.

HARVEST REPORT 2021

Technical info

Alcohol: 14.5 % vol.        |Total acidity: 6.31 g/l
pH: 3.10                        |Non-Reducing Extract: 27.43 g/l
Total Polyphenols (in Gallic acid): 2072 mg/l

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