Fontodi Terrazze San Leolino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2020

Fontodi Terrazze San Leolino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

Region: Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy

Vintage: 2020

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Sangiovese

ABV: 14.5%

Notes: Certified Organic, Practising Biodynamic, Vegetarian

The wine shows impressive aromas of blackberries and black cherries. On the palate is full bodied, round, soft and luscious.

The Fontodi estate has 107 hectares of vineyards, all of which are farmed organically and found in the Conca d'Oro, an amphitheatre-shaped valley to the south of Panzano. This shape facilitates the full ripening of the grapes. ‘Terrazze San Leolino’ is made with Sangiovese grapes from a 5 hectare south-west terraced single vineyard, sitting below the beautiful church of San Leolino. The limestone soil gives a wine with great vibrancy and freshness, and one that is quite different in style to Sorbo.

After picking, the grapes were carried to the Fontodi winery and carefully selected on sorting tables. Fermentation and maceration lasted for two weeks in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks. The cap was punched down twice a day during fermentation, which reached a maximum temperature of 30ºC. The wine was then racked into 30% new French oak barriques for 18 months before being blended and moved to a mixture of large oak casks for another six months prior to bottling.

The Manetti family has owned Fontodi since 1968 but has been in Chianti for centuries, producing the finest terracotta at their factory in Ferrone. The same attention to detail on their terracotta has been brought to bear on Fontodi over the past 50 years, transforming a crumbling farmhouse with a few hectares of vineyard into one of Chianti Classico’s most impressive estates.

https://www.fontodi.com