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DEL CHIANTI D.O.C. (Meditation
- Dessert Wine)
Grapes:
80% Malvasia Toscana (Verdea)
5% Trebbiano Toscano
5% San Colombano
10% Sangiovese
This
wine is produced from a rigorous selection of Malvasia Toscana berries
(85%), Trebbiano Toscano berries (5%), San Colombano (5%) and Sangiovese
(5%) which are taken from bunches left to dry for at least three
months. The berries are then pressed in order to attain a rich must
and within 12 hours placed in 150 litre caratelli. Their bungs sealed
with cement, the small barrels remain undisturbed for 5 years beneath
the eaves of our attic. Enduring constant temperature changes, the
barrels go through various fermentations, resulting in a dessert
wine of complex flavours.
ORGANOLEPTIC
CHARACTERISTCS :
- Colour: intense amber yellow, warm and deep, lovely clearness
and sustained fluidity.
- Aroma: good concentration with hints of dry figs, walnuts
and preserves, and candied fruit which give the wine good character
and complexity.
- Taste: a very definite taste, with a fruit bouquet. The
sugar and alcohol structure are well balanced with a very persistent
final taste.
- Alcohol: 15/18°
- Total Acidity: 6,5/7,5 %.
- Suggested gasrtronomical accompaniments: All desserts as
well as aged cheeses like Gorgonzola and Roquefort, a wine for meditation
- Service temperature: 18/20°C.
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