Parameters

Below is the table of chemical-physical parameters and organoleptic description

Chianti Classico AnnataChianti Classico RiservaChianti Classico Gran Selezione
Minimum Alcohol Content12% vol.12,5% vol.13% vol.
Minimum maturation12 months24 months30 months
Extract g/l24 g/l25 g/l26 g/l
Minimum total acidity4,5 g/l4,5 g/l4,5 g/l
CharacteristicsFruity, fine, pleasant, well balanced and easy to drink, balanced freshness and maturation.Fruity with fine integration of oak that must not predominate but accompany and support the wine’s structure, consistency and persistence.Fruity, spicy, enveloping, where elegance, fineness and balance of the tannins and acidity maintain the characteristics of fusion and of wholeness.
Chianti Classico Annata
Minimum Alcohol Content12% vol.
Minimum maturation12 mesi
Extract g/l24 g/l
Minimum total acidity4,5 g/l
CharacteristicsFruity, fine, pleasant, well balanced and easy to drink, balanced freshness and maturation.
Chianti Classico Riserva
Minimum Alcohol Content12,5% vol.
Minimum maturation24 mesi
Extract g/l25 g/l
Minimum total acidity4,5 g/l
CharacteristicsFruity with fine integration of oak that must not predominate but accompany and support the wine’s structure, consistency and persistence.
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Minimum Alcohol Content13% vol.
Minimum maturation30 mesi
Extract g/l26 g/l
Minimum total acidity4,5 g/l
CharacteristicsFruity, spicy, enveloping, where elegance, fineness and balance of the tannins and acidity maintain the characteristics of fusion and of wholeness.