Bucciarelli Chianti Classico Riserva 2016 750ml
$49.99
EAN Code: 747736550750
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- Produced only in exceptional vintages
- Bucciarelli Riserva is selection made during the aging process of the Chianti Classico where the best lots are chosen for longer aging
- 100% Sangiovese from estate-owned vineyards in Castellina in Chianti
- South east facing vineyards 420 to 500 meters above sea level
- Mostly Galestro soils with some clay and Alberese
- Spontaneous fermentation-maceration in cement tank lasts one month
- Malolactic fermentation happens naturally in the spring and summer after the harvest
- Aged in 9 to 20 hectoliter Slavonian casks for 2 years, then two years in used barriques
- Between 400-600 cases produced on average
- 1986 was the first year of production