Querciabella Chianti Classico

“A wine so rich and so seamless it simply flows
from its beginning to its end.”

Lettie Teague

Wall Street Journal

May 29, 2010

“Speaks with a clear Chianti voice.”

Eric Asimov

The New York Times

February, 2008

“The more delicate, Burgundian side of Sangiovese.”

Anthony Galloni

The Wine Advocate

October, 2010

“Beautifully crafted.” (93/100)

Richard Baudains

Decanter

November, 2012

Technical information

Varieties: Sangiovese (100%).

Viticulture: Biodynamic since 2000; organic since 1988.

Average production: 90,000 bottles.

Appellation: Chianti Classico DOCG

First vintage: 1974

Average yield: 35 hl/ha

Average alcohol content: 13.5% vol.

Ideal serving temperature: 13–17° C (55–62° F)

About this wine

Grapes are carefully selected in the vineyards,

and harvested by hand into 8 kilo crates.

They are destemmed, never crushed, then conveyed

into temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, where

alcoholic fermentation and maceration take place.

Maceration lasts about 12 days.

After completing full malolactic fermentation, the

wine is transferred into barriques and tonneaux.

The oak is 100% French (5% new; remainder consists

of second and third-fill barrels). The wine is regularly

racked and tasted during the entire maturation

period, which may last up to 14 months. At the end

of the élevage, the best lots are selected through

extensive tasting and assembled to create the final blend.

After bottling, the wine rests for at least three months

before release.

No animal products or byproducts are used

in the production of this wine, making it

suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

Formats

Querciabella is bottled and packaged exclusively

in the following formats:

0.750 liter [12 or 6 bottle cardboard box];

1.5 liter [1 bottle wooden case];

3 liter [1 bottle wooden case];

only in oustanding vintages, 6 liter [1 bottle wooden case]

and 12 liter [1 bottle wooden case] are made.

Tech sheet

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