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COLLEDILÀ 2021
Chianti Classico Docg Gran Selezione Gaiole
100% Sangiovese
SOIL
This Cru grows on a clayey-limestone soil that is one of the most representative types of Chianti Classico: a very stony soil, rich in calcium carbonate and clay and poor in organic matter.
HARVEST
Hand picking and selection of the best grapes in the Colledilà vineyard on September 29, 2021.
WINEMAKING
Fermentation temperature 24°-27°C with daily punching. Duration of fermentation and maceration on the skins about 14-16 days.
AGEING
22 months in 500-litre tonneaux of which 30% new and 70% second passage.
BOTTLING
February 14, 2024.
Vintage Awards
Vineyard
Planted in: 1997 | Density: 6600 vines/ha
Surface Area: 7,62ha |Training: spurred cordon
Altitude: 380 m above sea level | Clones: Sangiovese VCR23, VCR5, Brolio
Exposure: Southeast |Rootstock: 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.
Technical data
Alcohol: 14.5% vol – Total acidity: 5.28 g/l
ph: 3.09 – Non-Reducing Extract: 28.53 g/l
Total Polyphenols (in Gallic acid): 2194 mg/l