POGGIO AI FALCHI wine

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Wine type
Chianti DOCG (Controlled and guaranteed designation of origin)

Vineyards
Name: Poggio ai Falchi
Soil: Galestro
Number of plants per hectare: 3,500-5,000
Training system: single-arch – spurred cordon
Altitude: 350m a.s.l.

Grapes
85% Sangiovese – 10% Canaiolo – 5% Trebbiano

Tasting notes
Intense ruby red colour; wine and warm aroma, with light spicy notes. Round and full wine, with a soft and elegant tannin. Long and persistent on the finish. Store in a vertical position at about 15°C. Serve at 18°C.

Vinification
After manual harvesting the bunches of grapes were placed in the destemmer for soft crushing. Maceration lasted about 15 days in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature, so that the wine could complete alcoholic fermentation. The wine was pumped over twice a day at this stage. The wine was then racked and completed malolactic fermentation by the end of December. Subsequent ageing for 8 months in 500 litre French oak tonneaux. After filtering and bottling, the wine was aged in bottles for four months. Alcohol content 13%.