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Melini Vigneti la Selvanella Riserva Chianti Classico
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Melini Vigneti la Selvanella Riserva Chianti Classico 2007

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Fattorie Melini is the top range of Tuscan wines from Melini, Chianti’s historic estate since 1705. The Fattorie line uses only 100% estate-grown grapes from Chianti Classico’s most renowned vineyards, creating Italy’s benchmark wines, like the revolutionary “La Selvanella”. The estate holdings are divided into individual fattorie that represent an exclusive patrimony of choice vineyards (136ha) in Radda, Castellina and Gaggiano. Here, the noble Sangiovese Grosso clone is planted on sunny, hillside vineyards situated at up to 1,800 feet where a moderate, continental climate along with galestro and albarese soils create perfect growing conditions where the fickle Sangiovese achieves maximum ripeness and aromatic complexity. Piedmont-born Marco Galeazzo runs the winemaking, a role inherited from longtime, esteemed oenologist Nunzio Capurso. The winery, located in Gaggiano di Poggibonsi, sits carved out of a steep 1,800 foot hillside; benefitting from this design, multi-stage fermenters accomplish the progressive phases of vinification by gravity rather than forced pumping. Old Limousin casks rather than the more common Slavonian are used for aging each of the Chiantis. Melini also owns a winery at the foot of the medieval village of San Gimignano, used for the vinification of Tuscany’s most celebrated white wine and the only DOCG white, Vernaccia di San Gimignano which is also grown on their estate vineyards. It would do well with any roast mean or game, even something like risotto. We drank it with braised short ribs and it was fantastic.

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Source: Bowery And Vine
09/30/2011

Chianti Classico Riserva La Selvanella 2006 has a clear, dark, ruby color with garnet tints, a full,complex bouquet with strong notes of raspberry conserve and of irises and hints of vanilla, cinnamonand leather. The flavor is full, warm and savory with an elegant and lingering aftertaste of woodlandundergrowth and toasted almonds.

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Fattorie Melini is the top range of Tuscan wines from Melini, Chianti’s historic estate since 1705. The Fattorie line uses only 100% estate-grown grapes from Chianti Classico’s most renowned vineyards, creating Italy’s benchmark wines, like the revolutionary “La Selvanella”. The estate holdings are divided into individual fattorie that represent an exclusive patrimony of choice vineyards (136ha) in Radda, Castellina and Gaggiano. Here, the noble Sangiovese Grosso clone is planted on sunny, hillside vineyards situated at up to 1,800 feet where a moderate, continental climate along with galestro and albarese soils create perfect growing conditions where the fickle Sangiovese achieves maximum ripeness and aromatic complexity. Piedmont-born Marco Galeazzo runs the winemaking, a role inherited from longtime, esteemed oenologist Nunzio Capurso. The winery, located in Gaggiano di Poggibonsi, sits carved out of a steep 1,800 foot hillside; benefitting from this design, multi-stage fermenters accomplish the progressive phases of vinification by gravity rather than forced pumping. Old Limousin casks rather than the more common Slavonian are used for aging each of the Chiantis. Melini also owns a winery at the foot of the medieval village of San Gimignano, used for the vinification of Tuscany’s most celebrated white wine and the only DOCG white, Vernaccia di San Gimignano which is also grown on their estate vineyards. It would do well with any roast mean or game, even something like risotto. We drank it with braised short ribs and it was fantastic.

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