Ilaria Tachis Podere La Villa Chianti Classico "Pargolo" DOCG 2011
VINTAGE: 2011
GRAPES: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot
VINIFICATION AND AGING: The grapes are selected, harvested by hand over the course of a single day (one day for Merlot, one day for Sangiovese), and placed in perforated boxes. Long maceration of the marc of 21 days. The first fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks and lasts 10 days. Ageing in wood begins immediately after the malolactic fermentation. Next, the wine is poured into French oak barriques.. Here it rests for about 18 months.
ORGANOLEPTIC ANALYSIS
CHROMATIC RANGE: Dark ruby red with purple hues
BOUQUET: intense, fruity, long lasting.
TASTE: tasty, velvety, pleasant with a long finish
ALCOHOL: 14, 50% by Volume.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6, 10gr/l.
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1.6 g/l
pH: 3,38
BOTTLE SIZE: 750 ml
2011 PRODUCTION: 3700 bottles
AGING CAPACITY: 3 to 5 years
BEST PAIRING: Pargolo is the perfect companion to traditional Tuscan meals; it matches well with prosciutto, salami, and all kinds of pasta and pizza. It is fantastic with grilled beef. Pargolo may also be served as an aperitif with fine cheese and bruschetta.
SOME MORE TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF VINTAGE 2011
Altitude: 360 meter a.s.l.
Exposure of vineyard: north west
Soil: "alberese": a mixture of stones and clay training method: spur cordon
Vineyard density in average: 5000 plants per hectare
Age of vine (or vineyard): 7 years
Average production of one plant: around 800 grams per plant.
Period of harvest: last week of August for the Merlot and beginning of September for the Sangiovese
Our PARGOLO 2011 is a very careful selection of the best grapes of our family vineyard. It is still made of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot, cultivated on the Chianti Classico hills directly surrounding Podere La Villa.
The petite size of the 1.5 hectare vineyard explains the modest production of Pargolo, a niche wine for lovers of special things. The vintage 2011 was very unusual, dry, but very intense in terms of yield per plant. That’s why we decided to make a strict selection of the grapes at the beginning of August, leaving only a very few bunches on each plant. This explains the limited quantity of this vintage and the outrageous quality we obtained.
Vinification takes place in a welknown nearby wine estate belonging to some dear friends, who carefully age the wine for us in small French oak barrels for about 18 months. Pargolo 2011 was bottled in March and refined for 5 months in the bottle.
Quantity Price Tax Shipping Total
6 Bottles $144 $12.96 $29 $185.96
12 Bottles $288 $25.92 $45 $358.92
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