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Chianti Classico Capraia

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Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Due Bicchieri Rossi
2011
Scarica pdf 2008
Wine Spectator
90
2011
Decanter
93
2012
Scarica pdf 2009
Wine Spectator
90
2013
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
88+
2012
Scarica pdf 2010
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
90
2013
Wine Spectator
90
2013
Scarica pdf 2011
Jamessuckling.com
90
2015
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
90
2015
Wine Spectator
89
2015
Scarica pdf 2013
Luca Maroni
90
2016
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
90
2016
Jamessuckling.com
90
2016
Wine Spectator
88
2016
Scarica pdf 2014
Jamessuckling.com
91
2017
Wine Spectator
89
2017
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
91
2018
Scarica pdf 2015
Wine Spectator
90
2019
Luca Maroni
90
2018
Jamessuckling.com
92
2019
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92
2018
Scarica pdf 2016
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
91
2020
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
90
2019
Wine Spectator
89
2019
Jamessuckling.com
91
2019
Falstaff
90
2019
Scarica pdf 2017
Luca Maroni
91
2020
88
2021
Wine Spectator
89
2021
Falstaff
91
2020
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92
2020
Jamessuckling.com
92
2020
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Due Bicchieri Rosso
2021
Scarica pdf 2018
Falstaff
91
2021
Luca Maroni
93
2021
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
93
2021
Jamessuckling.com
92
2021
The Wine Killer - Luca Gardini
93+
2021
Scarica pdf 2019
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
90
2022
Jamessuckling.com
91
2022
Luca Maroni
93
2022
Jancis Robinson
17
2022
Wine Spectator
91
2022
Scarica pdf 2020
Tony Wood - Italian Wine
95+
2024
Falstaff
92
2023
VertdeVin
90
2023
Decanter
91
2023
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92
2023
Wine Spectator
91
2023
Luca Maroni
94
2023
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
91
2023
Jamessuckling.com
91
2023
Scarica pdf 2021

The grapes used to create this wine are produced from all the company’s plots spread over 25 hectares located in Località Capraia in the municipality of Castellina in Chianti. The area is spread over a single stretch of land owned by the company with a south-facing exposure, about 300 m above sea level. Medium-textured, rich in clay, deep and fertile.

APPELLATION Chianti Classico DOCG

GRAPE VARIETY 90% Sangiovese; 10% Canaiolo and Colorino

VINEYARD Various plots in Località Canale

SOIL Medium-textured, rich in clay and Galestro stone

VINEYARD SIZE 10,40 ha

VINEYARD AGE Various , from new to 35 years old

EXPOSURE Various

AVERAGE ALTITUDE 300m a.s.l.

VINEYARD DENSITY 5000 vines/hectare

AVERAGE YIELD PER PLANT 1.2kg

CULTIVATION/PRUNING Spur pruning and cane pruning

HARVEST From the second half of September to the first half of October.

MACERATION At a temperature of about 28°C for 10/12 days

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION In steel

AGING At least 1 year in typical Chianti barrels and in steel for a further 3 months, then 6 months in the bottle.

ANNUAL PRODUCTION About 150,000 bottles

SENSORY PROFILE Chianti Classico Tenuta di Capraia is a wine with an excellent complexity and structure. It has a red color with violet hues. Intense nose rich in fruity, winy aromas. Accompanied by a pleasant fruity cherry component, the fresh note is particularly remarkable and balanced with hints of lively tannins, which are perfectly integrated with the wine’s extract components.

PAIRING White meat, red meat and medium-aged cheeses.

SERVING TEMPERATURE 16°C.