Fantastic 100% Sangiovese from the prized Poggio Rosso vineyard, displaying great purity of fruit. Grown-up Chianti Classico at its most elegant and ethereal.
Production
Since moving to Gran Selezione status with the 2011 vintage this wine is now produced from 100% Sangiovese grapes - cultivated in the single, 30 year old Poggio Rosso vineyard, situated on the Agricola San Felice estate in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena. The 10 ha vineyard is at 390 m above sea level and faces south, south-east. The soil is rich in limestone and loam. The vines are trained using the Guyot and Spurred cordon method. The grapes were fermented in contact with the skins for 20-25 days at a temperature of 28-30 degrees Centigrade. This was followed by a malolactic fermentation and ageing in 500 litre French oak casks for 20 months. The wine was matured for a further 12 months in bottle before release.
San Felice Poggio Rosso Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2018 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Intense and complex nose with pure cherry and bramble fruit aromas and fine cedar and white spice notes. Poised and elegant with layers of black fruit and spice - this is a wine with beautifully integrated tannins and great finesse on the finish.
Food match
A good match for most red meats especially fine roast lamb.
Info
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ABV
14%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
TOSCANA, ITALY
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GRAPE
SANGIOVESE 100%
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
LEONARDO BELLACCINI
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APPELLATION
DOCG CHIANTI CLASSICO
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
An outstanding Tuscan winery that has pioneered key developments in the Chianti Classico region for the last 40 years.
Based in Castelnuovo Berardenga, around 30 miles south-east of Florence and at the southern end of the Chianti Classico zone, this reputable estate includes 140 hectares of vineyard, a cellar, around 17,000 olive trees, and a village with a prestigious hotel complex. Winemaker Leonardo Bellaccini crafts a portfolio of wines which is highly regarded and multi award-winning - classic expressions of high quality Sangiovese.
This is a pioneering winery - producing the fore-runner to the Supertuscans, Vigorello (the first wine in the Chianti Classico region produced using solely red grapes) in the late 1960s. This was followed by the introduction of Poggio Rosso in the 1970s (the first example of a Chianti Classico 'Cru'), and then by its partnership with the Universities of Florence and Pisa in the 1980s. At a time when other estates were focusing on international varieties, this partnership led to the development of its Vitiarium, or experimental vineyard, where it has cultivated and studied indigenous grape varieties (such as Pugnitello) for over 30 years. San Felice was also amongst the first Chianti Classico estates to produce a 'Gran Selezione' wine - a new classification introduced as the top quality tier for wines in the region - with the inaugural 2010 vintage.
San Felice lies adjacent to its sister property, Villa la Pagliaia - and has an additional estate, Campogiovanni, in Montalcino.