Chianti identikit

Chianti D.O.C.G. is now a wine with a lively translucent ruby red colour, which tends towards garnet with age.

It has a dry, savoury, slightly tannic flavour, with an intense and elegant bouquet frequently reminiscent of violet (Viola odorata) and red berry fruits.

Chianti can be drunk as a young still slightly exuberant wine, fresh and pleasant on the palate, with sharp and clean tannins. It has a captivating and slightly carefree drinkability that has few equals in the world. But it can also be waited for, and is well known for its vocation for medium and long ageing, in which its colour, aroma and complexity of flavour mature, its tannins become smooth, and the various elements come together beautifully on the palate.

The refined chiaroscuro of the Tuscan landscape can be found in this wine, one of the first universal symbols of products “made in Italy”.

Chianti D.O.C.G. is made from a compulsory minimum of 70% to 100% Sangiovese.

Grapes from vines suitable for cultivation within the Tuscany region may also be included in production, in a maximum total quantity of 30%. White grapes, used individually or in combination, may not exceed a maximum of 10%.

Lastly, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, used individually or together, may not exceed a maximum of 15%.

Vinification, bottling and ageing must be carried out within the defined production zone. Reference to the subzones “Colli Aretini”, “Colli Fiorentini”, “Colli Senesi”, “Colline Pisane”, “Montalbano”, “Rufina” and “Montespertoli”, in addition to the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita “Chianti” is allowed exclusively for wine produced, aged, bottled and matured in the relative delimited sub-zones. The wine must also be obtained from grapes harvested and vinified within the respective areas for each of the aforementioned zones, and must comply with any more restrictive parameters.