BARCAIOLO
Chianti Colli Senesi
D.O.C.G.
“Barcaiolo (Boatman) this is how the pile of hand-harvested wheat leaps was called at Lake Chiusi, the place where the vineyards of our Chianti grows.“
It is a classic wine, an ancient classic as few are. No chemistry, just grapes. A small Sangiovese berry from a silty soil that gives a lot of satisfaction. A beautiful structure and the typical balance of Podere della Bruciata wines.
Grapes:
Sangiovese from silty soils with 300MSL and small quantities of other Tuscan vines.
Harvesting:
October, full phenolic maturation
Manual in cassettes
Type of cultivation and yield:
Cordone speronato and gouyot
4500 vines per Hectar
60 q.li yield
Making process:
Spontaneous fermentation in cement tanks.
Long macerations
Maturation: 3-6 months in Armenian wood tonneau (or equivalent)
Aging: 3-6 months bottle
Unfiltered
