Chiave di Saletta
2016
Vinification
The story of this wine begins with delicate vineyard work: leaf removal, crop thinning and hand selection of branches. Our aim is to create a wine packed with varietal personality. We blend several lots and pay meticulous attention to the extraction process to create a fresh and fragrant wine with full colours, and supple, elegant textures and tannins. The various lots are fermented separately, variety by variety, before starting a 14-month ageing process in French oak barrels, some new and some gently used. The lots are then expertly blended together a few months before bottling.
Tasting notes
An intense red in colour, the Chiave di Saletta’s nose shows powerful and penetrating notes of berries and dark chocolate. Balsamic notes and spicy sensations are credited to the oak barrels. The palate is supple and boasts soft, velvety tannins. This is an elegant wine with a fine length and persistence, and a finish and aftertaste which recall mint, tobacco and chocolate.
Information
Production
20,000 bottles
Surface
6 hectares
Grape Varieties
Sangiovese
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Terreni
Calcareous clay, parcels of sandstone and tufa
Ageing
14 months
Awards
5 Star Wines
Chiave di Saletta 2016
90 points
James Suckling
Chiave di Saletta, 2016
92 points
Mundus Vini
Chiave di Saletta, 2016
Gold Medal
Asia Wine Trophy
Chiave di Saletta, 2015
Gold Medal
Berliner Wein Trophy
Chiave di Saletta, 2015
Gold Medal
Bibenda
Chiave di Saletta, 2015
3 Grappoli
James Suckling
Chiave di Saletta, 2015
92 points
James Suckling
Chiave di Saletta, 2017
93 points
James Suckling
Chiave di Saletta, 2018
93 points
James Suckling
Chiave di Saletta, 2019
93 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Chiave di Saletta, 2016
90 points
Mundus Vini
Chiave di Saletta, 2018
Gold Medal
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Chiave di Saletta, 2018
Grand Gold Medal
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Past vintages
2015