Poggio Scalette Il Carbonaione
Wine Description
The vines used for Il Carbonaione, some more than 90 years old, are rare clonal examples of the famous “Sangiovese di Lamole” varietal in the Chianti Classico area. The vineyard plot “Il Carbonaione” is so named because the Fiore family found evidence indicating a charcoal pit (in Italian ‘carbone’) was located there many years ago.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Alta Valle della Greve IGT
Vineyard name
The Carbonaione vineyard
Vineyard size
13 acres
Soil composition
Stony, Sandy Silty-Loam
Training method
Guyot and Cordon du Royat
Elevation:
1,500 feet
Vines/acre:
2,000-2,880
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1928
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1992
Bottles produced of this wine:
26,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese di Lamole
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks and Cement vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
86 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Tonneaux
Size of aging container:
350 L
Type of oak:
90% French and 10% American
Length of aging before bottling:
14 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.37
Acidity:
5.8 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Residual sugar:
<1 g/L
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