Tenuta San Vito, Chianti Colli Fiorentino, DOCG, "Darno" organic redwine, 2016

Color: This Chianti has a deep,dark red color

Nose: a basket of ripe fruit and a slight hint of violets

Palate: Juicy and full-bodied on the palate with a nice freshness, flavor and pleasantly soft, ripe tannins.

Serving suggestion: perfectly suited with natural typically Tuscan dishes in which tomatos are playing an important role.

Can be stored up to 7 years from vintage

Suited for vegans

Grape varieties: 90 % Sangiovese, 10 % Canaiolo

Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.
Contains sulphites

Closure: Natural Cork

Tenuta San Vito organic wine certified by ICEA

                                  
Member of  A.I.A.B. (Associazione Italiana Agricoltura Biologica),  

Tenuta San Vito

After more than thirty years of biological cultivation of the vineyards, which are surrounded by forest and protected from foreign influences, the soil no longer contains any traces of  pesticides sprayed  earlier. Consequently, no systemic toxins can reach the grapes via the roots. and finally the wine This is a distinct advantage over vineyards that have only recently switched to organic viticulture.

The Tenuta San Vito was one of the first wineries in Tuscany to take this step, thanks to Laura, who convinced her father Roberto Drighi of this idea. I can remember a tour of the vineyards with him when he asked me what our customers thought of his wines. They would love his wines, but they would find it expensive - and he answered that also he ahs to spend much mor money for organic viticulture, than for "chemical viticulture".

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