Tolaini Vallenuova Chianti Classico 2021

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Chianti Classico Vallenuova by Tolaini winery is a sensual wine with black cherry fruit notes, tobacco and hints of licorice and spice. The elegant tannins and well balanced with the fruit show an optimal maturity of the grapes. The long, juicy, fresh and pleasant finish, with the crispness and texture, express the authentic character of Sangiovese from Castelnuovo Berardenga.

Detail

Type of wine

Red

13,5%

Grape

Canaiolo, Sangiovese

Region

Tuscany

Style

Full body and intense Red

Volume

1 x 750 ml

Drinking temperature

16-18 °C

Year of production

2021

Ageing

French, Slavonian and Austrian oak

Producer

Tolaini

Potential

15 years

How is the wine made?

Winemaking:
Grapes are first selected during harvest in the vineyard and then by an optical sorter when they arrive at the winery; they are destemmed and the whole berries are immediately placed in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation is temperature controlled, and the must is kept in contact with the skins for 20 days. The wine matures for 10 months in a mix of Tuscan, Slavonian, and Austrian oak casks.

Critics Review

2020

VI 90

2018

GR 3 Bicchieri

WA 90

JS 91

WS 90

WS: Wine Spectator

VI: AG Vinous

GR: Gambero Rosso

WA: Wine Advocate

JS: James Suckling

About the winery

The Tolaini Estate is located in the prestigious comune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, the southern-most region of Chianti Classico. This area of Tuscany is known for producing wines of strength, power and longevity.

When Pier Luigi Tolaini left his Tuscan home for North America as a young man in 1956, he dreamed of coming back to Italy one day to make a great Tuscan wine. In 1998, Pier Luigi returned to his native land and began to search for the best location to make the wine he had been dreaming about over the past 40 years.

In the heart of Castelnuovo Berardenga, Pier Luigi discovered the Montebello and Vallenuova vineyards. With an incredible variation in elevation and ideal soil profiles, he understood immediately the great potential that this land possessed.

Today, Pier Luigi’s daughter Lia Tolaini Banville continues his dream of making Tuscan wines that honor the distinctive terroir of Castelnuovo Berardenga. Lia is preserving the impressive legacy of Pier Luigi while bringing new ideas and innovation to the Tolaini Estate.

Donna Laura estate is a separate estate also belonging to Tolaini family that is taken care of by the same enologist and agronomist as the Tolaini estate.