Nittardi Gran Selezione
Nittardi Gran Selezione grows in our best vineyard, the Vigna Alta. The vineyard lies on a south-facing hill at 500 meters above sea level and has a soil of limestone, called locally Alberese that gives structure and power to the wine and schist, called locally Galestro that engenders the wine with an elegant minerality and freshness. Nittardi Gran Selezione is based on our best Sangiovese grapes. It is produced only in the best vintages and represents best the terroir of Nittardi with the know-how of our winemaking team guided by Carlo Ferrini. 2020 is the first vintage we produce a Nittardi Gran Selezione. We decided to create a new wine that differs from our Nittardi Riserva as this had since 1997 always a small amount of Merlot in the blend. Our Nittardi Gran Selezione is a return to the past with the knowhow we picked up in the last 30+ years.
DESCRIPTION
Name: Nittardi Gran Selezione Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.
Varietal: Sangiovese 100 %
Soil: The vineyard lies on a south-facing hill at 500 meters above sea level and has a soil of limestone, called locally Alberese that gives structure and power to the wine and schist, called locally Galestro that engenders the wine with an elegant minerality and freshness.
Production: Fermentation in 10.5-ton stainless steel tanks, followed by 28 months in 500 liter Austrian and French oak barrels (20% new), 6 months
in a single concrete vat, 12 months in bottle
Profile: Intense dark red, nose of blueberry, dark cherry, ripe blackberry and garrigue with notes of exotic spices. Medium palate with elegant tannins and excellent freshness. Outstanding texture, remarkable fine grained tannins with a long & persisting finish. Nittardi Gran Selezione 2020 is still a young wine and it will be exciting to follow the evolution of it for the next 20 years. This Chianti Classico matches perfectly to the creative Tuscan cuisine.
It should be served at around 18° C.
VINTAGES / AWARDS
2020
Robert Parker: 94 points
Luca Maroni: 94 points
James Suckling: 93 points
TECHNICAL SHEET GRAN SELEZIONE 2020