2016 Tenuta di Nozzole Chianti Classico Riserva Nozzole

Sangiovese from Greve in Chianti, in Tuscany's Chianti Classico zoneDark cherry, spice, leather, earth, violets Aged in french oak About the producer:The municipality of Greve in Chianti is located in the Chianti Classico sub-area in the southern part of the province of Florence. Crossed from north to south by the River Greve, one of the three rivers of Chianti, the territory is characterised by soils rich in clay and marls and also by a continental climate. These pedo-climatic features characterise the production of Chianti Classico of Tenuta di Nozzole in the name of power and elegance. The Sangiovese grape variety is the absolute protagonist of Tenuta di Nozzole, where, in a unique ecosystem of Mediterranean scrubland, expresses all its potential. Used in purity such as vintage, Riserva and Gran Selezione version, it is aged in small toasted wooden barrels and in large seasoned oak barrels, the latter as a symbol of Tuscan tradition, depending on the wine project. The cultivation of