Monte Bernardi Chianti Classico Riserva "Sa'etta" DOCG 2018

A selection of the best grapes from the Sa’etta vineyard—Monte Bernardi’s finest old-vine site—produce this elegantly balanced Riserva. Over at least three years in the cellar, it reveals luscious fruit, a mineral backbone, balanced acidity, and firm tannins. a complex reserve style Sangiovese which is elegantly balanced; given time, this wine reveals luscious fruit components, a strong minerally-driven backbone, balanced acidity and firm elegant tannins

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Brand:Monte Bernardi
Region:Tuscany
Sub-Region:Chianti Classico
Commune/Village:Panzano
Varietal:Sangiovese
Color:Red
Alcohol:14.00%
Size:750ml

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Country:Italy
How much so2 added:Less than 10 mg/L. free and less than 25 mg/L. total
Climate:In Panzano in Chianti, the summers are short, warm, and mostly clear and the winters are long, very cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 86°F and is rarely below 21°F or above 94°F.
Harvest Technique:Hand harvested
Soil:sandstone soils
Vineyard Size:4 hectares
Vine Age (year planted):1968
Fermentation:After natural fermentation in large oak casks, the wine is racked into a combination of German and Austrian oak, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation.
Elevage:The wine remains in oak for at least 24 months, followed by finishing in bottle for another 12 months.
Winemaker Name:Michael Schmelzer
Finning & Filtration:None
Scores:Walter Speller for Jancis Robinson - a cut above superior (18 / 20 pts) - 2015 WineAlign (John Szabo MS) - 95pts - 2015 WineAlign (Michael Godel) - 94pts - 2015 John Fodera for Tuscan Vines - 94pts - 2011 vintage Richard Baudain for DECANTER – selected among Baudain's top dozen (17,5 / 91 pts) – 2009 vintage Walter Speller for Jancis Robinson - a cut above superior (17.5+/20.0 pts) – 2009 vintage World of Fine Wine - a cut above superior (17.5/20.0 pts) – 2008 vintage Vini Buoni D’Italia – Corona (the golden star), their top award – 2008 vintage Walter Speller for Jancis Robinson - a cut above superior (17.0/20.0 pts) – 2008 vintage Walter Speller for Jancis Robinson - a cut above superior (17.0/20.0 pts) – 2007 vintage FALSTAFF - 91pts - vintage 2006
Producer Website:https://www.montebernardi.com/
Total Production:415
Sustainable Certificates:Monte Bernardi is Certified Organic and uses biodynamic practices in the vineyard.
Sustainable Practice:Yes

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