Tenuta Casenuove Chianti Classico 2017

TASTING NOTES

The warm, well-drained soils face south and south-west. They are a mix of limestone clays of marine origin, rich in galestro schist, with Macigno del Chianti sandstone. Hand harvesting takes place between the third week of September and the first ten days of October, depending on the individual plot and the climactic conditions.  The grapes undergo a tripartite manual selection process: first in the vineyard and twice more in the cellar before they are lowered gently into the vats.

Controlled-temperature vinification in raw concrete tanks guarantees stability in the wine’s first stage. Maceration lasts for up to a month, with pumping over and racking to extract and purify. The wine then ages for 12 months in a mix of large Slavonian oak casks and raw concrete tanks. Once in the bottle, the wine is left to mature for 6 months.