Santedame

Chianti Classico DOCG

Santedame

Color:  Ruby red.

Aroma:  Intense fruity aromas of violets typical of the Sangiovese grapes are matched with notes of ripe plums and red and black berry fruits. Evolved aging aromas provide tertiary notes of black pepper and tobacco.

Tasting profile:  This medium-bodied wine delivers both structure and balance with flavors of plums, blackberry, and currant enhanced by rich velvety tannins. It has an elegant, lingering finish of red berry fruits and balsamic notes.

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Pair Santedame Chianti Classico DOCG with traditional dishes such as roasted chicken with rosemary and portobello mushroom ravioli. It also makes a wonderful accompaniment to international dishes such as tandoori chicken and pork buns.

Santedame Chianti Classico DOCG is an elegant, classically styled Chianti Classico from Ruffino's Santedame Estate. This estate is nestled in the fabled Golden Basin, or Conca d'Oro, where yields are naturally low, and flavors are rich and concentrated. Santedame is an authentic, smooth, and very pleasing estate wine produced in small quantities without compromise—a true expression of the terroir. The Santedame estate is perched amidst Tuscany's splendid rolling hills in the Castellina subregion. One of the estate's unique treasures is the small 15th century Cappella di Santedame (Chapel of the Madonna) which features a magnificent fresco of the Madonna, the inspiration for Santedame's elegant label. The estate is also surrounded by one of Europe's few protected cypress forests.

We use only the finest grapes to produce Santedame Chianti Classico DOCG. The yield of our Santedame vineyard is only two tons per acre, naturally low due to the climate conditions and poor soils. After fermentation, we give the wine another week of contact with the grape skins to extract additional color and flavors, and follow that with malolactic fermentation for additional richness and silky texture. We then age Santedame in oak and stainless steel for eight months.

Grape Varieties

80% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot, 5% Colorino and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

VINEYARDS

The Santedame Estate, located near the town of Castellina in Chianti, in the heart of the Chianti Classico.

AGING

After completing malolactic fermentation, the wine was aged in oak barrels (first, second, and third use), followed by aging in tank and bottle for a total of eight months.

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