Sergio Zingarelli Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione

For well over 50 years, the Zingarelli family has dedicated themselves to crafting the finest wines, providing meticulous attention to the vineyards and championing Chianti Classico DOC. Established in 1973 by acclaimed Italian film producer Italo Zingarelli, Rocca delle Macìe totals 600 hectares (1,500 acres) across six estates in Tuscany. Led today by Italo's son Sergio, his wife Daniela and two children, Rocca delle Macìe is one of Tuscany's leading wine estates. This wine encapsulates the very best of the Chianti Classico DOCG and its vineyards by selecting only indigenous varieties of the DOCG to best express the regions terroir. Rocca delle Macìe is one of the few wineries in Tuscany to put a Gran Selezione at the very top of their quality pyramid, versus an IGT / Super Tuscan selection. The winery is a strong advocate for the terroir of Chianti Classico and the Sangiovese grape. Sergio, a two-time president of the Chianti Classico Growers Consortium, continues to be one of the DOCG's strongest proponents.

The grapes come from the Le Terrazze vineyard of the Le Macìe estate in Castellina in Chianti. The surface area is 3 hectares selected out of 5 total, and they were planted in 2000. The vineyard miocene deposits, composed of marly limestone, loamy-clay, alkaline, highly calcareous, and rich in skeletal elements (Alberese) with a southeast exposure. After 10 days of alcoholic fermentation and 21 days of post-fermentation maceration on the skins, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks. It is then aged in small barrels of 25hl French oak (Troncais) for 18 months, followed by a minimum of 20 months of bottle aging.

After 10 days of alcoholic fermentation and 21 days of post-fermentation maceration on the skins, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks. It is then aged in small barrels of 25hl French oak (Troncais) for 18 months, followed by a minimum of 20 months of bottle aging.

Ruby red. Intense, persistent red fruit with touches of spice. Warm, silky mouthfeel with elegant tannins. Well-balanced with ripe red fruit flavors.