2008 Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG

Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rufina DOCG is one of the historic red wines produced at Frescobaldi's Castello di Nipozzano in northern Tuscany.

Nipozzano Riserva is elegant, fruity and with good spiciness.

You can view a tasting of Nipozzano posted on the YouTube website by Frescobaldi Wines. Click here.

Tasting Notes
An enticing, rather pronounced ruby red, edged with garnet. Its suite of fragrances exhibits considerable complexity, opening to dark fruit such as plum and blackcurrant, then enriched by a pungent spiciness that betrays cinnamon and clove. The attack offers dense, impressive pulp, and fine-grained tannins that marry beautifully with its alcohol; the result is a solidly-built, but not heavy or extractive, wine with a seamless, long-lingering finish.

Food Matching
Barbecued meat and beef stews, aged cheeses.

Winemaking Notes
90% Sangiovese.
Fermentation in stainless steel vats, keeping the different varieties separated.
Length of fermentation: 13 days
Length of maceration on the skins: 25 days
Malolactic fermentation carried out.
Wine is aged in second and third passage barriques for 24 months.