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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Toscana IGT Rosato
100% Sangiovese 5-10 years Clay, Silt, Sand, Limestone 7 ha total
Toscana IGT “Bandinello”
60% Sangiovese, 20% Ciliegiolo, 20% Syrah 4 - 20 years Clay, Silt, Sand, Limestone 7 ha total
Chianti Classico
100% Sangiovese 15-20 years Clay, Silt, Sand, Limestone 7 ha total
Chianti Classico Riserva
97% Sangiovese 3% Cabernet Sauvignon 30 years Clay, Silt, Sand, Limestone 7 ha total
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• 10% Spurred cordon training, 90% Guyot

• Vineyards 320-350 meters in altitude

• Southwest and east-southeast exposure


Toscana IGT Rosato

• Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel lasts about 15 days

• Wine ages for one year in stainless steel tanks

• Juice obtained by direct press

• Does not go through malolactic fermentation


Toscana IGT “Bandinello”:

• Yield: 52 hl/ha

• Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel lasts about 15 days

• Wine ages for six months in 500-L French oak tonneaux (10% new)

• Wine ages in bottle for another three months before release


Chianti Classico:

• Yield: 50 hl/ha

• Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel lasts about 15 days

• Wine ages for eighteen months in 500-L French oak barrels (10% new)

• Wine ages in bottle for another three months before release


Chianti Classico Riserva:

• Yield: 31 hl/ha

• Three days of pre-fermentation cold maceration

• Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel lasts about 15 days

• Aging: 20 months in French oak tonneaux (500-L, 90%) and barriques (225-L, 10%) (15% new); 10 months in 12-hl and 20-hl French oak botti

• Six months minimum of bottle aging before release

• Produced only in vintages good enough to justify a Riserva

General Information

Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Appellation(s)
Toscana IGT, Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva
Producer
Andrea & Alessandro Boscu Bianchi Bandinelli
Founded
1725
Annual Production
3,750 cases
Farming
Organic (certified)
Website
http://www.villadigeggiano.com
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