Villa l'Arco – L'Arco – Chianti D.O.C.G. – Red Wines – Avvenice

Classification

Chianti D.O.C.G. (Controlled and guaranteed source name)

Blend

90% Sangiovese, 10% other vines

Winemaking

Grape is picked and sorted manually and after being destemmed and softly pressed, it is sent to vats for vinificaiton. The maceration on the skins is carried out for 22 days at controlled temperature in steel tanks at 28 °C. Alcoholic fermentation lasts on average 10 days. The wine is then poured into oak barrels of 30hl, where it is aged for 12 months and malolactic fermentation takes place. After this year, the wine returns to steel tanks for about a month, to be slightly filtered, bottled and undergone to 4 months of further aging.

Alcohol

13.5% vol.

Gustative Notes

Ruby red color very intense. Remarkable fragrance of red fruits such as cherry and raspberry, followed by a lighter note of liquorice and coffee. Its sweet and velvety tannins wrap the mouth leaving a deep feeling of freshness, making this wine pleasing, fine and very elegant.