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CASTELLO DI BROLIO 2022
Chianti Classico Docg Gran Selezione Gaiole
Sangiovese 100%
SOIL
Castello di Brolio is our flagship wine created from a meticulous selection of estate-grown grapes from the three most representative soils in Brolio: Macigno del Chianti (sandstone), Scaglia Toscana (Galestro), Monte Morello (Alberese).
HARVEST
Sangiovese was harvested from September 10th to September 29th, 2022.
WINEMAKING NOTES
Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 24°C-27°C (75.2°-80.6°F) with 14-16 days of skin contact.
AGEING
22 months in tonneaux of 500lt of which 30% new oak and 70% of second passage.
BOTTLING
December 16, 2024
Vintage Awards
Vineyards
Planted in: 1994-2005 |Density: 6600 vines/ha
Surface Area: 26 ha |Training: spurred cordon
Altitude: 400-490 m a.s.l. |Clone: Sangiovese di Brolio
Exposure: South, Southwest |Rootstock: 420A-110R
Growing Season
The weather conditions were quite unusual on vintage 2021: the frost of last April, the drought suffered in the summer months and the early ripening of the grapes.
Technical info
Alcohol: 14.5 % vol. |Total acidity: 6.31 g/l
pH: 3.10 |Non-Reducing Extract: 27.43 g/l
Total Polyphenols (in Gallic acid): 2072 mg/l
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