Wine Details

La Spinetta Chianti Riserva DOCG

The Chianti Riserva is 100% Sangiovese from old vines (30 years), lending concentration and density. A welcome diversion from the textbook Chianti of the past, this is a surprising wine of personality and character with rich, saturated color and aromas of dark fruit, leather, wet earth and spicy overtones of cinnamon and clove. This Chianti is aged in large oak casks, imparting a broad and bold structure, yet the wine remains silky and aromatically precise at the same time.

Region:

Producer:

La Spinetta Tuscany

Classification:

Chianti Riserva DOCG

Variety:

100% Sangiovese

Number of bottles produced:

10,000 bottles

Production area:

Casanova, Terricciola, Tuscany, south exposure

Altitude:

300 meters (984 feet) a.s.l.

Age of vines:

30 years

Yield:

3,000 bottles/ha

Training:

Cordone Speronato

Vinification:

Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 10 days. Malolactic fermentation done in used French oak barrels, followed by 24 months of aging.

Refining:

Bottle aging for about 7 months

Alcohol content:

14%

pH level:

3.5

Acidity:

5.2 g/L

Soil:

Sandy, of marine origins and rich with oceanic sediments

Time of harvest:

Middle of September

Harvest:

Manual

Recent press reviews

91

La Spinetta Chianti Riserva DOCG 2018

James Suckling (91)- "A firm and linear red with sliced orange peel and dark cherries. Medium body. Bright acidity. Clean finish. Drink now."

91

La Spinetta Chianti Riserva DOCG 2013

Wine Advocate (91)- "This is nothing like the textbook Chianti you might be familiar with. The Casanova della Spinetta 2013 Chianti Riserva is an inspired rendition with a surprising level of personality and pedigree. Fruit is sourced from old vines (30-year-old plants) and the resulting concentration and density is evident. The wine opens to a dark, saturated color with aromas of dark fruit, wet earth and campfire ash. The wine is aged in large oak casks and shows broad, strong shoulders."

91

La Spinetta Chianti Riserva DOCG 2008

James Suckling (91)- "Pleasant berry and cedar character to this with shaved chocolate. Medium body, round tannins and a clean finish. Drink now."