Giovanni Chiappini Le Grottine Vermentino 2021
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Bolgheri Vermentino DOC Le Grottine, by Giovanni Chiappini winery, located in Tuscany is made of 100% Vermentino grapes grown in 40 year vineyard Le Grottine.
Le Grottine is a fresh, elegant Italian white wine, with optimal spiciness and minerality, expresses the typical notes of sage and acacia flowers that are characteristic for the grape variety Vermentino.
How is the wine made?
Wine making: under temperature control in steel tank; Maturation: at least 5 months in steel tank
About the winery
Giovanni Chiappini winery is situated in the heart of the DOC Bolgheri zone at the Via Bolgherese, the road where the most important wine estates of the Bolgheri wine region are located.
The story of the winery tells us about the family tradition started by the head of the family, Giovanni Chiappini, son of farmers who moved from Marche to Bolgheri region in the fifties. This tradition was inherited by the two daughters Martina and Lisa who support their father in the work on the estate.
Chiappini transformed to being fully organic in 2010. Today the wine production amounts to about 60.000 bottles per year. There are two main wine ranges produced: Bolgheri DOC wines Vermentino Le Grottine, Bolgheri Rosso Ferruggini, Felciaino and Guado de’ Gemoli, and the cru Liena range with the single grape varieties Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot.
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