Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 'Rialzi' 2016 (750 ml.) Marchesi Frescobaldi

THE WINE

The maximum expression of Tenuta Perano, Gran Selezione 'Rialzi' of Frescobaldi is born from pure Sangiovese cultivated in a single terraced vineyard at 500 meters s.l.m. in the heart of Chianti Classico. The vines, rooted in soils rich in skeleton and galestro, offer low yields and grapes of exceptional quality. After manual harvesting and a fermentation in steel with long maceration, the wine ages for 36 months in oak barrels and barriques, followed by an extended rest in bottle. The result is a Chianti Classico of extraordinary complexity and elegance, with intense notes of ripe cherry, dried rose, tobacco, and spices. On the palate, it is deep, harmonious, and persistent, with velvety tannins and a mineral finish. A Tuscan masterpiece designed for great longevity.

THE ESTATE

No other Italian winery can boast the history, prestige, and vision of the Marchesi Frescobaldi. A Florentine family dedicated for thirty generations and for 700 years to the production of great wines, with the constant goal of being the most prestigious Tuscan producer. A reality that has always believed in respecting the territory, focuses on the excellence of its grapes, invests in communication and the professionalism of human resources while never forgetting respect for tradition and openness to research and experimentation. In 1855, they were the first in Tuscany to plant cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, and chardonnay in the estates of Nipozzano and Pomino. In 1894, they built in Pomino, a location not far from Florence, the first Italian winery capable of using natural gravity for transferring from barrels and distinguished themselves, during the same period, for the introduction of the “specialized vineyard.” In 1989, they acquired the Castelgiocondo estate in Montalcino and in 1995 inaugurated the Tenuta Luce della Vite in Montalcino, to which in 2000 was added the Tenuta Conti Attems in Friuli. Recent bright projects include the control of the Tenuta dell’Ornellaia in Bolgheri in 2005, and in 2011 the inauguration of the ultramodern winery of Ammiraglia in Maremma. All wines labeled “Marchesi Frescobaldi” arise from passion, experience, skill, and love for an elected territory, Tuscany, which has become the ideal cradle of high-quality wines. With a cultivated area that currently totals nearly a thousand hectares, and an annual production of around seven million bottles, from the Chianti area to that of Pomino, from Montalcino to Maremma, the perfect knowledge of the environment and the uniqueness of the terroirs ensure a constant quality and a marked personality of the wines, all - none excluded - exceptional. Labels, those of “Marchesi Frescobaldi”, elegant and harmonious, balanced and engaging, exciting and unique.