Growing Conditions
During spring and summer we had average temperatures and rainfall. Until the end of August the grapes were ripening slowly. However, some rain and a great difference between day and night temperatures brought the content of the grapes to a perfect level which is very apparent in this wine. It is intensely flavoured, smooth and well rounded.
Harvest
Yeld of wine: 1,3 kg
Bottling
20/27 March 2008
Winemaking
San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico is a blend of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Canaiolo grapes, hand-picked when perfectly mature. It is fermented in glazed concrete and stainless steel vats for about 14 days. During fermentation the skins and must are pumped-over and punched-down a number of times to extract the maximum qualities from the grapes. After the wine has been racked , the skins are soft-pressed in an horizontal press and the juice thus obtained is added to the wine. Malolactic fermentation is stimulated by heating the building where the vats are stored. The wine is racked several time during maturation in cask and 500 liters oak tonneaux for 10-12 months.
Length of fermentation and maceration on the skins: 14 days
- Net extracts: 29,8 g/Lt
Aging
Wood-ageing: 12 month in oak barrels and casks of 10; 7; 5; 3; and 2,25 hl
Appearance
As this wine is unfiltered, there might be a slight deposit at the bottom of the bottle.
