Castellare S. Niccolò
Wine Description
Made from 60% Malvasia Toscana and 40% Trebbiano Toscano, harvested from various estate vineyards in Castellina in Chianti. After harvest, the grapes are crushed and fermentation is carried out slowly in small oak barrels (known as caratelli) in which the wine continues to age for five years.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Vin Santo del Chianti DOC
Vineyard name
Chianti Classico/Estate vineyards in Castellina
Vineyard size
3 acres
Soil composition
Limestone and clay
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
1,452 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1970
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1979
Bottles produced of this wine:
2,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
60% Malvasia and 40% Trebbiano
Fermentation container:
Caratelli (small casks)
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
5 years days
Type of aging container:
Caratelli (small casks)
Size of aging container:
110 L
Type of oak:
French and Italian oak
Length of aging before bottling:
5 years
Age of Aging Container:
Second passage
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6.5 g/L
Alcohol:
16 %
Dry extract:
45 g/L
Residual sugar:
70 g/L
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