Chianti Rufina “Reserva” DOCG
Vintage: 2004
ABV: 14%
Case size: 12x75cl
Price per case: £132.26 (£155.40 inc. VAT)
Price per bottle: £11.02 (£12.95 inc. VAT)
Visual considerations
Ruby red colour with light garnet shades a good coloured and concentrated intensity
Fragrance considerations
It offers a variegated and ample presence of scents from the harvest of ripe fruits to preserves of small wild fruit berries together with a typical identification of ripe cherries
Flavour considerations
Dry with a good structure and an excellent alcoholic presence that renders it delicate and at the same time well balanced. The aftertaste is persistent denoting a fine harmony between fragrance and taste
Vinification
Harvesting is done by hand and uses extremely delicate methods of production. The maceration process takes place in stainless-steel vats and is then periodically amalgamated so as to obtain a higher extraction of the colour and of scent. During this period that lasts about 20 days the wine terminates its alcoholic fermentation at a temperature of approximately 28°C. The wine is subsequently in part placed in new French “barriques” (Allier and Troncasse) and the other part is placed in second-hand used “barriques” for a duration of eighteen months.