I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico DOCG - Borgo Salcetino

In the glass, the I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico from Borgo Salcetino offers a bright ruby-red color. On the nose, this red wine from Borgo Salcetino presents all kinds of blackberries and raspberries. As if that were not already impressive, aging in large wooden casks adds notes of forest floor, blueberry and garrigue.

The Borgo Salcetino I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico presents itself to the wine enthusiast as wonderfully dry. This red wine never appears coarse or lean, as one might expect from a wine. On the palate, the texture of this well-balanced red wine is wonderfully melting, velvety and dense. The finish of this well age-worthy red wine from the Tuscany winegrowing region, more precisely from Chianti Classico DOCG, ultimately convinces with an exceptional length. The aftertaste is also accompanied by mineral hints from the sand- and clay-dominated soils.

Vinification of the I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico from Borgo Salcetino

This balanced red wine from Italy is vinified from the Canaiolo and Sangiovese grape varieties. In Tuscany, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on clay and sandy soils. When perfect physiological ripeness is ensured, the grapes for the I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico are harvested exclusively by hand, without the use of rough, non-selective mechanical harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are brought to the winery immediately. There they are selected and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in large wooden casks at controlled temperatures. After fermentation is complete, the elegant I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico is aged for another 24 months in oak barrels. The barrel aging is followed by a long period of bottle maturation, which makes this red wine even more complex.

Food recommendation for Borgo Salcetino I Salci Gran Selezione Chianti Classico

Enjoy this red wine from Italy best at 15 - 18°C as an accompaniment to arugula penne, fried calf’s liver with apples, onions and balsamic sauce, or lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs.

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