2019 | Fratelli Gancia | Chianti

Ruby red, tending to garnet with aging. Vinous bouquet, rich floral bouquet. The scent of violet must is a characteristic and specific element of the Chianti Classico. Harmonic taste, dry, sapid, slightly tannic, which is refined over time.

Producer Information

Fratelli Gancia is a wine producer based in Canelli, in the northwestern Italian wine region of Piedmont. The estate is particularly noted for its portfolio of sparkling wines, which it has been making since 1865 when founder Carlo Gancia made his first Metodo Classico sparkling wine from Moscato. After achieving success with Moscato-based sparkling wines, Carlo Gancia began experimenting with other grape varieties including Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Gancia wine range has grown to include a range of Metodo Classico and Charmat Method wines in some of Italy's most famous sparkling wine appellations, including Prosecco, Moscato d'Asti, Alta Langa Metodo Classico and Brachetto d'Acqui. In 2003, Fratelli Gancia registered a new technique for the production of sparkling wines – the Gancia Second Fermentation Method, a variation of the Charmat Method. First the grapes are soft-pressed and then some of the extracted grape juice is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, while the remainder ferments in small French oak barrels. Next the two separately fermented wines are combined and fermented for a second time in temperature-controlled vats until the wine reaches the desired 9 percent alcohol level. This method is used to make the estate's Asti wine, from high-quality Moscato grapes harvested from vineyards in Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo. The Ganica wine cellars are located south of Canelli, and have a kilometer of underground tunnels that are classified as a UNESCO world heritage site. These cellars contain 16 stainless steel tanks, each with an 80,000L capacity, and more than 1000 oak barriques. In addition to its core portfolio of sparkling wines, the estate also produces a range of still wines, vermouth and aperitifs, bringing its total production to 25 million bottles a year.

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