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Chianti Classico Riserva - 2004 - Villa la Pagliaia
Ref: A106204
Brambly with a bitter cherry fruit and cedary, spicy back notes.

This old estate is located in the Berardenga district in the south of Chianti Classico on the way to Siena. The pretty country villa to be found in the middle of the property was only built in the 18th Century, the original building dating from the mediaeval era. Pagliaia makes a relatively traditional style of Chianti with the focus firmly on good quality grapes; the fine and reserved 'Riservas' are testament to this philosophy.

The grapes come only from their own 350-400m altitude vineyards in the Chianti Classico zone and are hand-picked. The vines are on average 25 years old - yielding about 1.5kg of fruit per vine - 'guyot' trained and planted in pliocene soil with 25% rocky clay.

Leonardo Bellaccini ferments and macerates on the skins for 20 - 25 days to extract the required amount of fruit, colour and tannins. The malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel to soften out the wine after which the wine matures in Slavonian oak for two years.

Villa La Pagliaia produce archetypal Chiantis with brambly, bitter cherry fruit, cedary, spicy back notes, succulent acidity and well merged tannins. The Riserva is particularly elegant and concentrated. It has a grippy, spicy character with flavours of stewed plum fruit and a hint of chocolate. This wine has a long, deep finish.

Price: £12.56
Including VAT at 17.5%

Qty:

Italy (Tuscany)	2004	Medium Bodied
Sangiovese	Red	Roast Meats/Mature Cheddar/Game
Villa la Pagliaia	Medium Dry	Drink or keep

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