2006 Chianti Classico, Castello di Fonterutoli
(1x3Lt)
| Product Code: | 30973306 |
| Description: | 2006 Chianti Classico, Castello di Fonterutoli |
| Case Size: | 1x3Lt |
| Producer: | Castello di Fonterutoli |
| Region: | Chianti |
| Country: | Italy |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 14 |
Other Vintages
| 2007 Chianti Classico, Castello di Fonterutoli |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Sangiovese |
Food Matching Note:
Exquisite with pasta and sun-dried tomatoes, olive and goat cheese, roast turkey with country ham stuffing and port wine gravy or a rack of lamb with red-currant wine sauce.
Tasting Note:
Intense, deep purple with a strong ruby hue, rich aromas of ripe fruit are perfectly fused with notes of oak. Powerful structure, dense, rich, and very long, with a range of concentrated fruit flavours such as blackcurrants, mocha, morello cherry and hints of liquorice. A firm, persistant finish.
Vinification Note:
Grapes were sourced from the Siepi vineyard 260 metres above sea level, with a south-westerly exposure. Sangiovese was harvested from October 9 and Cabernet Sauvignon from September 30. The Sangiovese had a sugar level of 225gr/litre and the Cabernet Sauvignon 230gr./litre. Fermentation temperature was regulated to 33ºC. Maceration lasted 18 days for the Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon with temperature control. The wines were then racked into 225lt. barriques, partly new, for 16 months, the wine then has a further 6 months in bottle before release.
This is Fonterutoli's flagship wine and it is the most representative of the estate's production. With its extraordinary combination of power and elegance, it interprets in the best way the property's capacity to produce red wines with outstanding personalities and big bodies. This wine, with deep roots in the territory, represents a point of reference for the whole of Chianti Classico.