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The label:
briefing was to create a consumer wine label
for the German market, low price section. Easy to recognize at first
glance.
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1996; 1997; 1998; 1999 Colli Senesi
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.
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.
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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