Marchesi de Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Nipozzano Riserva 2004

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Winery:

Marchesi de Frescobaldi

Varietal:

Sangiovese

Region:

Italy > Tuscany > Chianti > Chianti Rufina

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2016

UPC:

 

User Tags:  stone fruits, cherry, (tree) fruit, spicy, oak - heavy, plum, meat, licorice, italian cuisine, acidic 

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What to Expect

Chianti is a large region that produces a wide range of styles. From the basic Chianti to the finest Chianti Classico Riservas, some elements of the wines remain consistent. The wines are based on the Sangiovese grape, which typically yields a medium-bodied wine with strawberry and cherry fruits that are accented with delicate notes of green herb, dusty soil, leather and spice. While Chianti can be produced exclusively from Sangiovese, the vast majority of Chianti is blended with a small percentage of other grapes. Traditional grapes like Mammolo, Colorino, and Canaiolo were used to add some flesh and aromatic complexity to the finished wine but always played second fiddle to Sangiovese. Many producers now include some Merlot, adding fruit and richness, or Cabernet Sauvignon, which contributes power and dark fruit flavors, to their Chianti yielding a wine that is richer and chunkier than the wines of the past.

Winemakers Notes

Chianti Rùfina DOCG Riserva Sangiovese 90%, complementary varieties (Malvasia nera, Colorino, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon),

Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina DOCG is one of the historic wines produced at the Castello di Nipozzano. This wine always retains its close relationship with the Castello di Nipozzano terroir.


Serving suggestions
Barbecued meat and beef stews, aged cheeses.

Tasting Notes
An enticing, rather pronounced ruby red, edged with garnet. Its suite of fragrances exhibits considerable complexity, opening to dark read more...fruit such as plum and blackcurrant, then enriched by a pungent spiciness that betrays cinnamon and clove. The attack offers dense, impressive pulp, and fine-grained tannins that marry beautifully with its alcohol; the result is a solidly-built, but not heavy or extractive, wine with a seamless, long-lingering finish.

Technical Information
Yield/Hectare: 45 Hl
Harvest period: Soft
Fermentation vats: Stainless steel vats, keeping the different varieties separated
Fermentation temperature: <30°C
Length of fermentation: 13 days
Length of maceration on the skins: 25 days
Malolactic fermentation: Immediately after the alcoholic fermentation
Maturation method: Second and third passage barriques
Length of maturation: 24 months in barriques    (hide)

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