Badiòla Large Formats
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG
$170.00 USD
Gardini Notes
98+ Pts
I migliori 100 vini e vignaioli d'Italia
97 Pts
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96 Pts
Doctor Wine
96 Pts
High-altitude Gran Selezione
2020
Technical sheet
Winery Castello di Fonterutoli | Winery location Chianti Classico, Toscana | Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese: 3 clones + 3 estate massal selections | Alcohol 13,00% |
Total acidity 6,30% | Vineyards location Radda in Chianti, "La Badiola": 570 m (1,870 ft) a.s.l.; S/E, S/W exp. | Soil Mainly "Galestro" (Limestone) and "Arenaria" (Sandstone), with miscellaneous texture | Vineyards age 19 years |
Training system Spur-cordon training | Nr. of vines for hectare 6,660 | Harvest Hand picked October the 6th | Vinification In stainless steel trunk-conic vats |
Fermentation temperature 26 - 28°C | Period of maceration 17 days | Ageing 16 months in french oak barrels (500 lt, 30% new) | Finissage 5 months in concrete tanks |
Bottling December 2022 | Available on the market July 2023 | Production 6,200 bottles | Formats 750 ml - 1,5 lt - 3 lt |
First vintage 2017 | Ageing potential Over 20 years | Key descriptors Great elegance and freshness, wild berries and red fruits notes | Food pairing Pot roats, game, mushrooms and seasoned cheese |
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Awards
Gardini Notes 98+ Pts | James Suckling 93 Pts |
Harvest
The winter of 2020 was cold with moderate rainfall. After a cool spring with adequate, well-spaced showers, the wide diurnal temperature range over the long hot summer was sufficient to ensure a smooth and problem-free ripening of the grapes. The process was also helped by rains in June and September which reduced water stress, and by an absence of pests or disease.
A season characterised by average temperatures and well-spaced rainfall gave rise to a highly satisfying harvest of top-quality grapes. With their thick skins and well-ripened phenols, these grapes will produce wines which combine fullness and structure with balance and freshness.
The one less positive note was a lower yield due to a few cold nights in early April which affected bud burst in areas where this took place early.
Beginning of the harvest: September 7th
End of the harvest: October 7th
Rainfalls (sum of rainfall between April 1st and September 30th): 468 mm
Temperature Index (sum of average daily temperatures from April 1st to September 30th): 3608 °C
Evaluation: Very good
Made in Italy | Allergens: contains sulphites
3 Cru
3 Municipalities
3 Gran Selezione
Historically, Castello di Fonterutoli's vineyards, have always lain within the territory of three adjoining Chianti Classico Municipalities: Casyellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga and Radda in Chianti
Badiòla
Radda in Chianti
Aspect: Southest - Southwest
Altitude: 570 m a.s.l.
Soil: mainly a mix of Galestro (a friable marl-like soil) and Sandstone
Microclimate: on a high hillside site deep inside the Chianti Classico zone, this site beenfits from cool currents even in the height of summer, wich mean daily temperatures the lowest of any of the estate's vineyards. Budding and ripening are therefore generally delayed, with the harvest usually taking place around mid-October