DESCRIPTION OF CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE 'IL GRIGIO' SAN FELICE 2013
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione "Il Grigio" is the highest qualitative expression of the historic Tuscan denomination. The San Felice estate produces this prestigious label only with the best grapes from the most suitable soils. The base of the wine is Sangiovese, a typical grape variety of the area, to which small percentages of other native Chianti grape varieties are added, such as: Abrusco, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo, Pugnitello and Mazzese. The long aging in wood helps to give the wine a complex, harmonious and elegant profile.

"Il Grigio" is the flagship of the San Felice winery. Located in the heart of the Chianti Classico, in Castelnuovo della Berardenga, the estate is made up of numerous prestigious vineyards. The grapes of the Gran Selezione come exclusively from the vineyards cultivated in Colti, Pianaccio and Chiesamonti, on medium-textured soils rich in skeleton. These are soils of calcareous-marly matrix originating from the disintegration of Alberese and Galestro that rest on a substrate of mother rock. The different varieties are vinified separately with fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature of 28-30 °C and maceration on the skins for about three weeks. It matures for 24 months in Slavonian oak barrels of 60-100 hectolitres and in French oak barriques and tonneaux. The refinement ends with 8 months in the bottle.

The Chianti Gran Selezione "Il Grigio" from the Tuscan winery San Felice is the perfect label to discover the potential that Sangiovese can express in the territory of Castelnuovo della Berardenga. It has an intense ruby ??color with light garnet nuances. On the nose it opens with delicate aromas of violet, cherry, small berries, spices, licorice root, noble woods and slightly toasted nuances. On the palate it immediately shows a good body, with rich and complex aromas accompanied by a tannic texture of good thickness. The finish is fresh and persistent.

Color
Ruby red of good intensity

Bouquet
Ample and complex with notes of violet, dark berries, sweet spices and light sensations of coffee and tobacco

Taste
Full-bodied, intense, balanced and enveloping, with sweet tannins and good freshness