Chianti DOCG Viaio 2018

Producer: Poggio di Montepescoli

Designation: Chianti DOCG

Region: Tuscany (Pelago – FI)

Variety: Sangiovese 85%, Canaiolo 10%, Colorino 5%

Size: 750 ml

Alcohol Content: 13,5%

Philosophy of Production: Traditional

Food Pairings: Soups, ribollita (Tuscan bread soup), capon, eel 

Soil Characteristics: Medium-textured clay with abundant skeleton from disintegrations of the yellow sandstone in “Casellini” with south-south-west exposure, and of alberese sandstone in “Le Piagge” with similar exposure. Altitude 360-420 m above sea level

Vine Training Method: Tuscan arched cane (capovolto) at “Casellini” – Guyot at “Le Piagge”

Harvest: Manual with rigorous selection of the grapes during the first half of October

Vinification: Temperature controlled vinification and extractive maceration for each individual variety of this wine are completed in oak barrels. Following racking the wines are fined in non-toasted oak barrels of 15 hl for a minimum period of six months before assembly and bottling.