2001

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designed by S. Heyckendorf
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The label:
briefing was to create a consumer wine label with tuscany accents for the German market

1998 Il Carpino Vernaccia di San Gimignano D.O.C.G.

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.

Production area:
territory of the community of San Gimignano, in the province of Siena.

Vine varieties:
Vernaccia di San Gimignano 90-100%, up to 10% of other grapes, recommended and acknowledged by the administrative
department of the area of production.

Wine making:
it is bound to take place within the production area designated
by the authorities of the appellation. The yield of pressing must
not exceed 70% of the total juice available from the grapes.

Tasting characteristics:
-sight: clear, straw-like yellow, turning to golden with ageing.Good viscosity, producing tears
on the surface of the glass.
-smell: fine, intense and persistent; characteristical scent of almonds, combined with fresh
and floral notes.
-taste: dry, well balanced, with fresh sensations and a good body, slightly bitter aftertaste.

Serving temperature: 10 - 12 °C

To serve with:
fine hors-d'oeuvres, white meats and fish-dishes.

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