Rocca di Castagnoli

Poggio A’Frati

CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA DOCG

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1993
88
1997
Scarica pdf 1990
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
89
1999
Wine Spectator
86
1998
Scarica pdf 1995
Wine Spectator
87
2001
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
86
2000
Scarica pdf 1997
89
2004
Wine Spectator
87
2003
Scarica pdf 2000
Veronelli
89
2005
89
2006
Scarica pdf 2001
Espresso - Vini d'Italia
17 / 20
2008
89
2008
Veronelli
91
2008
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Tre Bicchieri
2008
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
89
2008
Scarica pdf 2004
Espresso - Vini d'Italia
16,5 / 20
2009
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Due Bicchieri Rossi
2009
Veronelli
89
2009
91
2009
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
91
2009
Scarica pdf 2005
92
2010
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92
2010
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Tre Bicchieri
2010
Espresso - Vini d'Italia
16,5 / 20
2010
Wine Spectator
90
2011
Veronelli
90
2010
Scarica pdf 2006
Espresso - Vini d'Italia
16 / 20
2011
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
91
2011
Veronelli
91
2011
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Due Bicchieri Rossi
2011
91
2011
Wine Spectator
90
2011
Scarica pdf 2007
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Tre Bicchieri
2012
Veronelli
90
2012
Wine Spectator
90
2013
93+
2012
Slow Wine
Grande Vino
2012
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
93+
2012
Scarica pdf 2008
WineEnthusiast
90
2014
Decanter
90
2014
Wine Spectator
89
2014
Vinibuoni d'Italia
Golden Star
2013
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92+
2012
Scarica pdf 2009
Jamessuckling.com
90
2015
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
93
2014
Scarica pdf 2010
Vinibuoni d'Italia
Corona
2015
WineEnthusiast
90
2016
91
2011
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
91
2015
Scarica pdf 2011
WineEnthusiast
91
2017
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92
2016
Slow Wine
Grande Vino
2016
VertdeVin
92
2016
Scarica pdf 2012
The Wine Killer - Luca Gardini
92
2017
VertdeVin
91
2018
Veronelli
Corona
2018
The Wine Killer - Luca Gardini
92
2018
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
90
2017
WineEnthusiast
90
2018
Slow Wine
Grande Vino
2017
89
2017
Decanter - Asia Wine Awards
95 - PLATINUM MEDAL
2017
Decanter
88 - BRONZE MEDAL
2017
Scarica pdf 2013
Falstaff
90
2019
Jamessuckling.com
91
2017
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92+
2018
Decanter
88 - BRONZE MEDAL
2018
Vinibuoni d'Italia
Corona
2018
90
2018
Scarica pdf 2014
Jamessuckling.com
94
2018
Slow Wine
Vino Slow
2019
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
92
2020
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
Due Bicchieri Rossi
2019
Decanter
90 - SILVER MEDAL
2019
Scarica pdf 2015
91
2021
Ernesto Gentili - Wine Ratings
91
2020
WineEnthusiast
91
2020
Wine Spectator
90
2020
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
94
2020
Jamessuckling.com
94
2019
Scarica pdf 2016
Decanter
91
2023
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
93
2020
Wine Spectator
93
2022
Luca Maroni
90
2020
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
94
2021
Doctor Wine - Daniele Cernilli
92
2021
Ernesto Gentili - Wine Ratings
91
2020
Jamessuckling.com
94
2020
Scarica pdf 2017
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
93
2022
Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia
TRE BICCHIERI
2023
93
2023
Luca Maroni
91
2022
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
93
2022
Jamessuckling.com
92
2022
The Wine Killer - Luca Gardini
94
2022
Scarica pdf 2018
Tony Wood - Italian Wine
93
2024
Decanter
91
2023
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
92
2023
Ernesto Gentili - Wine Ratings
94
2023
Luca Maroni
91
2023
Jamessuckling.com
92
2023
Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic
96
2023
Tony Wood - Italian Wine
93
2022
Scarica pdf 2019

The grapes from which this estate cru originates come from the area from which it takes its name, where some 15 hectares of vineyards surrounding a hill dominated by an old friars' convent have always been under cultivation.

The soils are situated in a hilly area with an average altitude of 420 and vineyards facing north and south-east.

The soils have a prevalent composition of Alberese and other limestone-clayey sequences.

APPELLATION Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG

GRAPE VARIETY 95% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo

VINEYARD Poggio a’ Frati

SOIL Medium-textured, rich in rock fragments typical of the Alberese area and limestone.

VINEYARD SIZE 15 ha

VINEYARD AGE From 35 to 10 years old

EXPOSURE East/west

AVERAGE ALTITUDE 500m a.s.l.

VINEYARD DENSITY 5000 vines/hectare

AVERAGE YIELD PER PLANT 1kg

CULTIVATION/PRUNING Spur pruning and cane pruning

HARVEST Second half of October

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

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION In steel

AGING At least 15 months in typical Chianti barrels and tonneaux, then at least 6 months in steel and 1 year in the bottle

ANNUAL PRODUCTION About 20,000 bottles

SENSORY PROFILE Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio a’ Frati has outstanding complexity, structure and elegance. It has an intense, bright red color and a rich aroma of small red fruits and spices. It has enveloping, complex and lingering aromas that highlight the cherry and ripe Marasca cherry with a pleasant spicy and balsamic finish. Bottle aging gives it an exquisite elegance and mellow flavor.

PAIRING Important roasts, game, mature cheeses and vegetable soups.

SERVING TEMPERATURE 16°C.