Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Montemaggio
The Consorzio Chianti Classico in Februrary 2014 launched the new Chianti Classico pyramid. What actually defines this new Chianti Classico?
In the new Chianti Classico system of denomination, we have three tiers. Annata, Riserva and Chianti Classico Gran Selezione di Montemaggio.
A Winery can actually release the Annata on the Market by the 1st of October following the year of the harvest. For the Riserva at least 24 months are required of which at least 3 months in the bottle. When it comes about the Gran Selezione shall be produced with grapes from a specific vineyard or with a selection of the grapes from vineyards owned by the wine producer. This actually means that is enough that different properties ownership even if they are located in different subzones of the Chianti Classico district.
Why Buy From Us?
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🍇 Organic -> You are drinking pesticide-free wine
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🍇 Low-sulfite -> Less likely that you’ll get adverse reaction
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🍇 Lasting finish/presence -> Your wine will have a much longer lasting finish
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🍇 Brilliant red colour -> Brilliant red color that shows your wine in its prime and can be enjoyed right now
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🍇 Unique Taste -> Comes from the only North facing vineyards at the estate
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🍇Great price / ratio quality -> 89% of our wine enthusiasts say that this wine tastes much better comparing to other more expensive wines
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🍇 Well-aged -> Softer and smoother taste, softer velvety tannins
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🍇Rich floral aromas -> Your wine will have rich, floral and juicy aromas on your noise and palate
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🍇 "Terroire" wine -> You will drink wine that fully represents the territory
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🍇 Italian -> Enjoy wine that comes from a 2000-year italian wine-making tradition, heritage.
We are working with Passion, Care and Respect for health of the planet and everyone who lives on it, trying to nurture what we have and leave a legacy for future generations. We strive to satisfy every single client, by offering an Authentic, Genuine, Natural Products that one can enjoy without worrying about health and damage to nature.
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What About Fermentation?
Fermentation usually take place in conical wood trunk vats with controlled temperature. We try to keep always less than 26° C. Malolactic fermentation then undergoes in stainless steel as well as wooden vats. After about 30 months, maturations takes place partially in tonneux (5Hl). This brand new three-tier system of the Consorzio Chianti Classico was brought about to enhance the overall quality and to provide a top tier of the highest quality.
What is Gran Selezione?
The Original idea, behind the Gran Selezione, was beneficial for the Consortium, though it then, has been argued that the selection process of the yearly Gran Selezione wines is too subjective and is just giving rise to conflicts of interest in few case. Therefore it was quite difficult for us to decide how our Chianti Classico Gran Selezione di Montemaggio would have been different from our Riserva, but in the end we actually managed to come up with an effective solution, that guaranteed a very high quality. Our Sangiovese grapes for Gran Selezione will only be sourced from a particular vineyard. This specific vineyard is the only north facing and Alberello grown vineyard out of the entire estate. When it comes about the Riserva will be sourced from the other vineyards of the estate, hence resulting two completely different wines. The Current vintage of Chianti Classico Gran Selezione is 2012.
See What People are Saying
Katherine Thomas
This wine was recommended to me by a good friend and sommelier. I was disappointed. It arrived beautiful presented in a black box and I knew I was going to try it that evening. It looked too good to resist. After a few hours of chilling in the fridge, I opened the bottle with the glass cork (a first for me) and poured the first glass. The wine looked lovely and light in the glass and I could already tell it was going to be crisp. But nothing prepared me for the incredible flavours, the delicious freshness of honey and butter. Some white wines can be overly tangy but not this one. It was so big in flavour yet delicate at the same time. You can't go wrong with this bottle and it's a bargain at £20. The only disappointment is when you've finished drinking and you doubt have another bottle of this fantastic wine in your house!
Steve
I have rarely enjoyed Chardonnay (probably because it was cheap!). Normally they taste like they have added oak as a flavour using a syringe and some oak juice (or something). I don't normally drink whites, but this was very pleasant indeed - the ladies also commented on how nice it was. Crisp but not too acidic. Smooth but not artificially so. A very nice wine to accompany our fish dish today - and actually very nice to drink on its own. It wasn't sunny (this is the UK) but it would have been even nicer had it been so! Thanks.
Andy Kelly
I wouldn't normally associate Chardonnay with Italy but this is a really stand out wine. Pale golden in the glass with a nose of tropical fruits. It's got a really good mouthfeel and you get honey and cream as it goes down. Let it breathe a little and there's hints of banana too. This really is top wine and it measures up very well against it's more expensive rivals Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet. Delivery was swift and the wine was very well packaged too. I'm definitely going to buy this again!!!!!!
Anne Jane
Bought as a birthday gift in September 2020. My best friend loved it. The glass stopper was a great talking point, so I bought a second bottle as a Christmas gift for someone. Very happy with this and highly recommend.
Katherine Thomas
This wine was recommended to me by a good friend and sommelier. I was disappointed. It arrived beautiful presented in a black box and I knew I was going to try it that evening. It looked too good to resist. After a few hours of chilling in the fridge, I opened the bottle with the glass cork (a first for me) and poured the first glass. The wine looked lovely and light in the glass and I could already tell it was going to be crisp. But nothing prepared me for the incredible flavours, the delicious freshness of honey and butter. Some white wines can be overly tangy but not this one. It was so big in flavour yet delicate at the same time. You can't go wrong with this bottle and it's a bargain at £20. The only disappointment is when you've finished drinking and you doubt have another bottle of this fantastic wine in your house!
Steve
I have rarely enjoyed Chardonnay (probably because it was cheap!). Normally they taste like they have added oak as a flavour using a syringe and some oak juice (or something). I don't normally drink whites, but this was very pleasant indeed - the ladies also commented on how nice it was. Crisp but not too acidic. Smooth but not artificially so. A very nice wine to accompany our fish dish today - and actually very nice to drink on its own. It wasn't sunny (this is the UK) but it would have been even nicer had it been so! Thanks.
Andy Kelly
I wouldn't normally associate Chardonnay with Italy but this is a really stand out wine. Pale golden in the glass with a nose of tropical fruits. It's got a really good mouthfeel and you get honey and cream as it goes down. Let it breathe a little and there's hints of banana too. This really is top wine and it measures up very well against it's more expensive rivals Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet. Delivery was swift and the wine was very well packaged too. I'm definitely going to buy this again!!!!!!
Anne Jane
Bought as a birthday gift in September 2020. My best friend loved it. The glass stopper was a great talking point, so I bought a second bottle as a Christmas gift for someone. Very happy with this and highly recommend.