CHIANTI Riserva – Belledaisy

Type: Red Wine

Country: Italy

Region: Toscana

Appellation: Chianti DOCG Riserva

Grape Varieties: Sangiovese & Merlot

Vineyards location: Tavarnelle, Montespertoli, Montaione, Gambassi Terme

Vinifaction: the wine is made with the latest technology that tend to limit their contact with oxygen and enhance all those that have the characteristics of a Chianti. Depending on the vintage, the grapes can suffer long macerations, even 25-30 days.

Aging: the wine is placed in barrels, where the aging lasts for at least 12-15 months followed a further 5 months in bottle.

Tasting Notes: The wine that is obtained shows an intense ruby red color. The nose is fragrant, fresh, and spicy. Flavor soft, full and fruity, slightly tannic, with a pleasant aftertaste very elegant.

Food Pairings: It goes well with grilled meat, poultry and cheese.

Service Temperature: 17-18 °C.

Mutual Understanding that last through time

This wine is the winemaker’s homage to his wife, Margherita (daisy), a strong, understanding woman who loved him dearly and supported him throughout difficult periods of his life. Convinced that his success was due to her alone, he decided to express his gratitude with this wine, commissioning a Swiss designer to create a label in the name of their enduring love and beautiful story.

The story of the label: a taste of a bit of history…

The Swiss designer took his inspiration from the portrait of the Bella Simonetta, by the famous Italian painter Botticelli. Simonetta Cattaneo was the daughter of a noble Genoese family. She was married very young to Marco Vespucci, cousin of the explorer Amerigo, who was a member of a family of wealthy bankers with whom the Florentine Medici family wished to have a close relationship. Simonetta Vespucci was exquisite and elegant: her contemporaries judged her to be the most beautiful woman alive, a true incarnation of Venus.