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		I Coltri II° 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Sangiovese - Melini Red Wine Toscana   The Grapes: 70% cabernet sauvignon (grafted on canaiolo intermediate) and 30% sangiovese grosso. The Vineyard: four hectares at 350 m height with southern exposure in the Commune of Castellina in Chianti. The soil is mainly alberese mixed with marl and limestone. The training system is Guyot simple and double with only 50 quintals /ha yields. Vinification: Cabernet is picked in mid-October; Sangiovese grosso ten days later. The grapes are vinified separately in "red" with 15-18 days maceration and frequent pumping over; for Cabernet the maceration time is shorter because the extraction of the colour and tannins is faster compared to Sangiovese. Fermentation takes place at controlled temperature (25°C) and is completed in new American oak barriques. Ageing: 12 months in American oak barriques (Quercus Alba). The wine is refined in bottles for at least 6 months before release. Wine: deep ruby red with garnet hues; the bouquet is intense and complex, spicy (vanilla, resin and liquorice) with attractive scents of bush-fruits, aromatic hay and dry violets; the taste is dry, full, warm, soft but well structured with an aristocratic finish of blackberries and oak. Optimum keeping: more than 15 years in bottles stored horizontally in cool, dark conditions. Gastronomic suggestions: red meat roasted or braised, game, truffle dishes, aged cheese. Serving temperature: 20°C.

		Chianti Classico Granaio - Melini Red Wine Toscana   The grapes: 90% sangiovese grosso, 7% canaiolo nero, 3% complementary varieties. The vineyard: selected vineyards on the hills (300-350 metres altitude) of Castellina and of Radda, in the Sienese part of the classic zone; the vines, trained by the simple and double Guyot system on well exposed ground of a very varied nature (alberese, marl, clay, conglomerates), yielded less than 75 quintals of grapes per hectare. The vinification and the maturation: the grapes, picked by hand after the first week of October '97, were vinified by the red wine method with 15 days maceration and frequent pumping of the must over the cap; the fermentation took place at 25°C; the wine was matured for a year in French oak casks and rested for a suitable period in bottle before being sold. The wine: Chianti Classico Isassi 1997 has a bright, ruby red colour; an intense and complex bouquet, with strong fruit notes (fruits of the forest, ripe grapes) and with elegant hints of vanilla, irises and violets; a dry, well-defined, pleasant flavour, soft but well structured with a definite aftertaste of conserve and almonds. Already agreeable, it will hold up well and continue to improve, gaining in finesse. Analytical details: 12.50 % alcohol; 5.70 g/l total acidity; 3.33 pH; 1 g/l residual sugar; 27 g/l dry extract. Optimal keeping: 8-9 years in bottles stored horizontally in cool, dry conditions. Food matches: roast meats, game, cheeses. Serving temperature: 18°C. Unusual fact: The name Isassi comes from the alberese pebbles characteristic of the classic zone of Chianti.

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