Bucciarelli Chianti Classico Riserva 2017 750ml

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