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Giacomo Mori Chianti 375ml 2008Price: $13.00    Case Price: $11.70

Morichanti
Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Medium Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Half-Bottle, 375 ml
Winery:
Giacomo Mori
Grapes:
Sangiovese and Canaiolo
Serve At:
57°-63° F
Region:
Italy > Tuscany > Chianti

This Chianti shows the very essence of Sangiovese, both elegant and concentrated at the same time. Owned and operated by the Mori family since the 1830's, the vineyard has undergone a fantastic transformation since the mid 1990's when Giacomo took the reigns. Through care of grape and soil, as well as mindful vinification, truly great wines have emerged.

Mori refurbished the family’s spectacular cellar and re-equipped the ancient winery and cave. The cellar is dug into live tufo rock and is built on three different levels, in order to ensure that all the wine can be racked and transferred entirely by gravity feed. He chose only low-yielding rootstock and the finest clones of Chianti’s indigenous Sangiovese and Canaiolo to resurrect his family’s 10-hectare vineyard. He has spaced the vines tight, so as to force their roots to dig deep into the earth and yield maximum complexity. He prunes very short and employs only organic fertilization. No chemical sprays are used in the vineyards or the winery.

Tuscany is the quintessential Italian wine region, a place where the Renaissance was born and the Church has reigned. Wine has found a place as one of the most humble of comforts with the people of Tuscany, on the table at every meal or served with a piece of bread as the meal itself. Though all made from the most famous of Tuscan grapes, Sangiovese, Tuscany is the birthplace of some of the most recognizable Italian wines: Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. Italy's also a land of district microclimates, so while traditional red's feature the sangiovese grape, they can showcase different lands of structure and flavor characteristics.

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