Frascole Riserva Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG
Description of the vineyards: The soil composition is a clay loam originated by the geological formation called "Marl of Vicchio"(marl and clay marl)
Alitude: 400-500 metres
Exposure: south, south-west
Pruning tecnique: unilateral cordon
Planting years: 1996, 1999, and 2001
Plants density: in the new wineyards 7.000 plants per hectare
Rootsocks: 420 A
Clones: Sangiovese F9, CH 22; Tin 10, Tin 50 – Merlot cl. 181
Vinification tecnique: The vine-harvest (completely done by hand) starts around the 8th -10th of October for Sangiovese. We put the grapes in small boxes that weigh about 15 kg each.We bring the boxes to a terrace situated above the cellar where there is the destemmer, a particular machine, that at first divides the grapes from the grape-stalk and immediately after presses them. The must enters directly by gravity into the cellar’s wood containers (capacity 20 hectoliters) through some openings in the terrace. During the alcoholic fermentation we manually press the skins. The liquid and the skins are in contact for about 18 days then they are divided and the wine is transfered into the barriques where the malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine lies in the barriques for about a year
Date of bottling: February
Main analytical datas: Total acidity: 5,10 - 5,40 gr/ litre — Total dry extract: 29,00 - 31,50 gr/litre
Grape variety: 95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot
Region of production: Chianti Rufina (Riserva) DOCG, Tuscany
Alcohol:14.5%
Case quantity: 6
Current vintage: 2005