Wine Dievole, Chianti Classico DOCG, 2019

Introduction

Dievole, Chianti Classico DOCG is the company’s flagship wine certified organic since the 2017 vintage. For the manufacture of wine using Sangiovese grapes with a small proportion of Canaiolo and Colorino. The average age of the vines reaches 18 years. The vineyards are located at an altitude of 300-420 meters above sea level on partially sandy and partially silty-clay soils containing limestone and marl. Harvest usually begins at the end of September. Fermentation takes place for 14-15 days in concrete vats with a volume of 75 liters at a controlled temperature not exceeding 28 C. The wine is then aged in 41 hl French oak barrels for 13 months. After bottling, the wine matures in the cellars of the winery for another 3 months.

2019 is considered very auspicious in Tuscany: the summer was warm and dry with sufficient rainfall (rains in July and August). September temperatures remained within the average for this time of year. In October, the amount of precipitation was small, but it rained frequently. The wines of 2019 are very interesting and of high quality. When tasting, they show rich color, excellent aromas, concentration and exquisite texture.

Dievole Estate is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico wine region, about 12 km northeast of Siena, 56 km southeast of Florence and 1 km from the small village of Vagliagli. On an area of more than 400 hectares, there are forests, hills covered with vineyards and olive groves, as well as typical Chianti farms. Villa Dievole (the name supposedly comes from “Dio vuole”, meaning God), which is now in the center of the estate, has an ancient history. It was built as a residence for a noble Tuscan family back in the distant eleventh century, when the Dieulele vineyard was planted in this area under divine protection. Since that time, 15 generations of owners have been making wine.
In 1986, at the age of only 21, Mario di Dievole became director of the family company. He concentrated his main efforts on the production of wine of the highest quality. Already in 1989, the first wine Dievole Chianti Classico was released on the market. In addition to excellent Chianti wine, Dievole now also produces young white, ros and red wines, as well as some “Super-Tuscan”. The estate plantations cover 150 hectares and consist of 16 separate vineyards, each of which has its own unique microclimate, and the wines born from them are expressions of different tastes and styles.

Dievole Estate is part of a promising chain of wineries owned by the Italian group Alejandro Bulgheroni Family Vineyards (ABFV). Argentine billionaire Alejandro Pedro Bulgheroni owns several wineries in Argentina, Uruguay and California, and his group Alejandro Bulgheroni Family Vineyards, also known as Societa Agricola Dievole Spa, brings together the most promising wineries from the best wine regions of Tuscany. These wineries are united not only by a common production philosophy focused on the highest quality, sustainability and minimal environmental impact, resulting in very elegant wines, but also the most refined hospitality, celebrating the authentic and discreet taste of the famous Tuscan lifestyle.