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The label:
briefing was to create a consumer wine label for the German market,
classic outfit.
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1996; 1997; 1998; 1999 G &
G Coli Chianti D.O.C.G.
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The legend of the Coli Wine Cellar
originates in 1926, when Piero and Gino
Coli began their adventure at the gates of
Florence.The Coli Brothers decided to seek
out and sell the most traditional of wines
produced in the Chianti hills,which were
then and continue to be the Chianti and
Chianti Classico Wines.
The Cellar is located near Tavarnelle Val di Pesa,
in the Chianti Classico region nearest Florence, and has recently
been renovated.
A select list of wines are produced for
restaurants directly on the Pratale and
Montignana Farms belonging to the Coli Family (about 1000 hectolitres
of their Chianti Classico comes from the family wines).
Their wines, traded under different brand names,
are as: Chianti, Chianti Colli Senesi, Chianti Riserva, Chianti
Classico, Chianti Classico Riserva, Orvieto D.O.C., Orvieto Classico,
White Tuscan and Red Tuscan (differentiated by their geographical
zones), Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Vernaccia of San Gimignano.
Via Benvenuto Cellini,149 - Loc. Pontenuovo
50028 Tavernelle Val di Pesa(Firenze)
Fon: +39 055 8070135
Fax: +39 055 8070171
info@coli.it.
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Production area:
delimitated territory in the provinces of Arezzo, Florence, Pisa,
Pistoia and Siena.
Vine varieties:
75-100% Sangiovese; up to 10% of Canaiolo nero; Trebbiano bianco
and Malvasia del Chianti up to 10%; up to 10% of other wine grapes
recommended and acknowledged by the administrative department
of the area of production.
Selling date:
for Chianti and Chianti Colli Senesi the 1st of March in the year
following the vintage; for Chianti Riserva the 1st of January
two years after harvesting the grapes.
Wine making:
the vinification must take place within the production area, designated
by the authorities of the appellation. The addition of the specific
"Colli Senesi" to "Chianti" is only allowed
if the wine has been issued from grapes grown and fermented within
the territory of that name. The "Chianti Riserva" has
undergone two years of ageing, of which 3 months in the bottle.
Tasting characteristics:
-sight: lively ruby-red, beautifully intense, evolving to garnet
with ageing. -smell: fine, persistent, reminding
of wild berries, evolving towards spicy notes with ageing.
-taste: dry, recalling the sensations of the flavour, good structure;
sapid, cheerful, supple, a young and well balanced wine. With
time passing it will become softer and velvety.
Serving temperature: 16 - 18°C
To serve with:
It is a wine that will accompany the whole meal. It matches well
with most dishes of Italian cooking, from antipasti to cheese,
with first courses, main dishes and meat.
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