Fontodi Case Via Syrah 2021

Fontodi Case Via Syrah

Region: Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Syrah

ABV: 15%

Notes: Certified Organic

This is a deep, dark and intensely-coloured wine that opens on the nose with concentrated aromas of cherry, dark plums and a touch of spice. The palate is structured and full-bodied with lovely tannins and chocolate cherry fruit characters. The finish is long and elegant.

Grapes for this wine are grown in the south-facing Case Via and Pecille vineyards in the Conca d'Oro (the 'golden shell') valley, an amphitheatre-shaped valley to the south of Panzano, at the heart of Chianti Classico. Well-draining 'Scaglia Toscana' soils are made up of a mixture of Galestro (clay schist) and Alberese (limestone) and encourage the vines to grow deep roots. The Syrah vines are Guyot trained with a density of 4,000 and 6,000 vines per hectare.

On arrival at the winery grapes were destemmed and partially soft-pressed using a pneumatic press. Fermentation took place over a period of almost three weeks in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeast. The cap was punched down regularly during fermentation. After malolactic fermentation, the wine was racked into Allier and Tronçais barrels. The wine remained in French oak for 24 months before bottling, followed by six months in bottle before release.

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.

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