{"product_id":"2020-chianti-classico-gran-selezione-querciabella","title":"Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Querciabella 2020","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed cherry and plum with lavender, crushed herbs, orange peel and a twist of white pepper. Taut and elegant rather than heavy, with vibrant acidity, fine-grained tannins and a mineral tension that carries the finish. Sangiovese 100%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuerciabella was founded in Chianti Classico in 1974 by Giuseppe Castiglioni, and released Camartina, one of the first Super Tuscans, in 1981; the estate is run today by his daughter Mita with her children Andrea and Selene, and runs to 95 hectares across Chianti Classico and a coastal property in Maremma. The fruit for this wine comes from Ruffoli di Greve, where galestro sandstone soils turn from clay at 350 to 400 metres to looser, better-draining ground at 550 metres, and from Lamole at 700 metres, whose sandy soils with clay and schist give Sangiovese a finer frame; vines are trained to cordon spur and Guyot, yields are held to around 30 hl\/ha, and the vineyards have been farmed organically since 1988. Fermentation took place mainly in small open-top oak and cement vats after a 48-hour cold soak, with light pump-overs and up to 30 days on skins after fermentation, followed by 16 to 18 months in fine-grained casks of 2,500 to 3,000 litres with minimal to zero new oak. A mild, dry winter brought an early budburst in 2020 before a cold snap at the end of March, and after a wet spring the season settled into favourable conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe at 18°C, with roast beef, bistecca, a slow-cooked ragù or aged pecorino. Drinking well now and worth ten to twenty years in the cellar; give a young bottle an hour in a decanter. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Querciabella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476541542783,"sku":"HNW-5305420D","price":141.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/5305420D.jpg?v=1789923474","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2020-chianti-classico-gran-selezione-querciabella","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}