Poggio Bonelli Chianti Classic
CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG
GRAPE VARIETIES:
90% Sangiovese, 10% other red grapes, as foreseen by regulations.
GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE:
60 quintals
GROWING LOCATION:
Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena).
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINEYARDS:
Hillside vineyard facing south (280 meters above sea level) in Chianti.
WINE-MAKING PROCESS:
Traditional, in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (26-28°C) and daily (6-9 times) remontages. Additional 10 day maceration on skins at the end of the fermentation process.
AGEING:
10 months in small French oak barrels (2°/3° shift). And an additional 3 months after bottling.
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
14% vol.
RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS:
Cold meats, grilled meat, medium seasoned cheese.
SERVING TEMPERATURE:
16°C.
GRAPE VARIETIES:
90% Sangiovese, 10% other red grapes, as foreseen by regulations.
GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE:
60 quintals
GROWING LOCATION:
Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena).
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINEYARDS:
Hillside vineyard facing south (280 meters above sea level) in Chianti.
WINE-MAKING PROCESS:
Traditional, in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (26-28°C) and daily (6-9 times) remontages. Additional 10 day maceration on skins at the end of the fermentation process.
AGEING:
10 months in small French oak barrels (2°/3° shift). And an additional 3 months after bottling.
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
14% vol.
RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS:
Cold meats, grilled meat, medium seasoned cheese.
SERVING TEMPERATURE:
16°C.