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The Wines San Felice San Felice Perolla Vermentino 2013 ~ Reception Straw yellow color. Aroma with notes of grapefruit, white flowers and cut Wine Dinner grass. Fresh palate with a slightly citrus finish. -- Vermentino 85%, Sauvignon Blanc 15% with Leonardo Bellaccini Tuesday, June 2, 2015 San Felice Il Grigio 2010 Deep ruby red color. Aroma: intense and persistent with the typical notes of sweet violet and wild red berries. An austere, full-bodied wine, with succulent a 4-course Tasting Dinner tannins and fresh acidity. Enriched with an aromatic complexity that originates from a delicate dosing of wood. -- 100% Sangiovese Menu Selections Designed by Chef Accursio Lotà San Felice Gran Selezione Il Grigio 2010 This gorgeous, structured wine, made from 80% Sangiovese and 20% other native grapes, is all about depth and complexity. Ripe black cherry, blue flower, tilled soil, mineral, black spice and leather all jump out of the glass. Reception with Leonardo Bellaccini The succulent fruit is impeccably balanced by fresh acidity and solid yet refined tannins. -- Sangiovese 80% Native grapes 20%: Abrusco, Pugnitello, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo, Mazzese . Carpaccio e Burrata Wagyu beef carpaccio served with arugula, San Felice Pugnitello 2010 pickled green strawberries, semolina bread crostini, Intense purple-red, with a complex bouquet comprising notes of cinnamon, and balsamic pearls San Felice cloves, wild berry conserves and tobacco. Velvety, with massive fruit and flavor. -- 100% Pugnitello Solare Wine Dinner Risotto al Parmigiano e Fegato d’Oca San Felice estate’s history begins in the Etruscan era, runs through the Papacy, is fought over by the San Felice Vigorello 2010 Carnaroli risotto mantecato with salted butter, municipalities of Florence and Siena, and sees Dense ruby colour with hints of garnet. Bouquet comprising blackcurrant pecorino romano, thyme, and served with fois gras conserve, spiced notes and forest fruit. Warm, complex, tannic palate with frequent changes of hands between local families. mild notes of vanilla. The last of these were the Grisaldi Del Taja, who -- 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot were among the founders of the Consorzio del Guancie di Manzo Brasate Chianti Classico, in the first half of the 1900s. The Amaro Averna braised Angus beef cheeks served San Felice wines are innovative and have been a favorite of Solare from day one. San Felice Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2006 with whipped potatoes and sautéed escarole Amber in color, with notes of almond, honey and light spicing. Fresh palate and measured sweetness. Leonardo Bellaccini, Winemaker at San Felice for 31 -- Trebbiano Toscano 75%, Malvasia del Chianti 25% years and native of Siena, is a master of the “non Panna Cotta allo Zabaglione interventionist” approach, giving classic expressions House-made panna cotta infused with zabaglione of high quality Sangiovese and native Tuscan grapes. served with orange reduction and cocoa nibs A special thanks to Bruno Cumar and Brian Reardon for their support in making this dinner happen. .

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San Felice Il Grigio Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2014 ISF003 AGRICOLA SAN FELICE TOSCANA, ITALY 13.5% | 6 X 75Cl | Cork Sangiovese 80%
San Felice Il Grigio Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2014 ISF003 AGRICOLA SAN FELICE TOSCANA, ITALY 13.5% | 6 x 75cl | Cork Sangiovese 80% A seriously complex, generous style of Chianti Classico produced from San Felice's oldest vines and best plots of Sangiovese (80%), with a mix of other native varieties from their experimental vitiarium, including Pugnitello, Abrusco and Malvasia Nera. San Felice Il Grigio Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2014 ISF003 AGRICOLA SAN FELICE TOSCANA, ITALY PRODUCTION The Sangiovese grapes were sourced from the Colti, Chiesamonti and Pianaccio vineyards. The additional indigenous grapes (Abrusco, Pugnitello, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo and Mazzese) were sourced from the Montebello, Civettino, Le Rose, La Cappella and Camponovo vineyards. Average altitide of 400m. After harvesting in the second week of October, each grape variety was fermented separately in stainless steel, followed by a 22-day maceration at 28-30 degrees C. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 24 months - half in large 60-100hl Slavonian oak ovals and half in 225-500l French oak barriques. The wine was then held in bottle for a further 8 months before release. TASTING NOTE Ripe, opulent and spicy nose with complex aromas of violets, cassis, tobacco and liquorice. Full- bodied and richly flavoured - concentrated ripe plum and dried black fruit characters are enhanced by fine tannins, beautifully balanced acidity and well-integrated spicy oak. Will improve with cellaring of 5-10 years. FOOD MATCH Roast and / or grilled meats - or a bit of game if you're that way inclined. Either way it deserves to partner something truly tasty! AWARDS 2013 Vintage Sommelier Wine Awards 2017 GOLD NOTES.
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Technical Specifications for Registration of Geographical Indications
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Technical Specifications for the Registration of the Geographical Indication
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Il Grigio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Docg
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John Hanna Invitatio
JH&S John Hanna & Sons Ltd. When he came to San Felice in '68, Enzo Morganti brought with him the wealth of his experience with the Sangiovese grape, and began to renovate both the vineyard and the cellars. In 1968 VIGORELLO was born (about 5,000 bottles were produced, little more than an experimental quantity!). This to him was to be Sangiovese's answer to those who preferred it combined with white grape varieties, which after all, was the norm according to the rules of Chianti winemaking at the time. This confidence in the strong personality of Sangiovese, above all at a time when the name Chianti - even though it was well-known all over the world - was slow in making its mark, due to considerable differences in the quality of its production, was a precursor of the times. After a few years, other firms developed this concept of pure Sangiovese, and combined it with another vine - one that at the time was rather rare on Chianti hillsides - but which would strongly influence the development and fame of Tuscan wines in the future: Cabernet Sauvignon. Moreover, in 1974 other Sangiovese vine cuttings grafted on American rootstock from the massive selection created at the time by Morganti were planted in the estate of Poggio Rosso (considered one of the most suitable terrains in the farmland of San Felice, both for the composition of the soil structure and its exposure). The initial plantation of roughly 3 hectares was gradually enlarged to become more than 8 hectares in the early '80s, which is the actual area for the present production.
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Ranking: the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio 2011Named the Best Wine in the World
San Felice wine tops "The Enthusiast 100 of 2015" ranking: the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio 2011named the Best Wine in the World Milan / Siena, December 2015 - A prestigious international recognition was given to Italian wine maker of excellence Agricola San Felice SpA, owned by Allianz Italy, headed by CEO Klaus-Peter Roehler. "Wine Enthusiast”, an American widespread magazine addressing a wide audience of wine lovers, proclaimed the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio 2011 to be the Best Wine in the World of 2015. In the "Wine Enthusiast 100" international ranking, published in the December issue, the famous American magazine took into account over 19,000 labels by the best wine-makers around the world. Kerin O'Keefe, wine taster and editor for Italy, motivating the 95/100 score and the 1st position in the ranking achieved by San Felice's Il Grigio Gran Selezione, wrote: “A fantastic combination of power and finesse, this opens with aromas of under brush, ripe plum, truffle, leather, smoke and a balsamic note. The firm, delicious palate delivers freshly black cherry, crushed raspberry, cinnamon and mocha. Velvety tannins support the juicy flavors”. San Felice’s Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio was merchandised in 2014 (year 2010), out of a careful selection of the best Sangiovese grapes from five areas of excellence in the Allianz owned agricultural estate, combined with a 20% represented by five outstanding native varieties, rescued in San Felice’s Vitiarium: Abrusco, Pugnitello, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo and Mazzese. The Chianti Classic Gran Selezione is the type of wine placed by the Chianti Classico Consortium at the top of the qualitative pyramid for the Chianti Classico denomination.
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San Felice: “The Borgo” (Hamlet) Agricola San Felice: Aerial View TUSCANY San Felice: Production Areas
A LONG HISTORY OF INNOVATION San Felice: “the Borgo” (hamlet) Agricola San Felice: aerial view TUSCANY San Felice: production areas FLORENC PISA E SAN FELICE SIENA CAMPOGIOVANNI PEROLLA GROSSETO Florence San Felice Perolla Poggibano Campogiovanni San Felice: “the Borgo” (hamlet) San Felice: the aging cellar San Felice: a producer of excellence RESEARCH & FINE WINE EXPERIMENTATION PRODUCTION THE “CHIANINA BEEF” EXCLUSIVE BREEDING HOSPITALITY San Felice: the modern history AGRICOLA SAN FELICE 1978 San Felice is acquired by RAS (today ALLIANZ) which started the restructuring of the vineyards and the building of a new cellar, allowing the winery to develop ultra-premium viticulture. CAMPOGIOVANNI 1984 San Felice acquires Tenuta Campogiovanni in Montalcino, extending its line to include a prestigious Brunello. BORGO SAN FELICE 1990 A section of the hamlet of San Felice is re-structured as a hotel. Its sober, elegant style wins it quick inclusion in the prestigious Relais & Chateaux” guide. 1993 PEROLLA San Felice starts a new wine project at Tenuta Perolla in Maremma. San Felice: today San Felice is today making wine in the following areas SAN FELICE Total vineyards: 210 Ha Tenuta San Felice Tenuta Campogiovanni Tenuta Perolla Territory: Chianti Classico Territory: Montalcino Territory: Maremma Total vineyards: 140 Ha Total vineyards: 20 Ha Total vineyards: 50 Ha CHIANTI CLASSICO AREA 140 HECTARES (350 acres) OF VINEYARDS OF WHICH 80% PLANTED AT SANGIOVESE the hamlet one of the ageing cellars page 20 MONTALCINO AREA 20 HECTARES (50 acres) OF
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Tigious Relais & Chateaux Group
SAN FELICE is located in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, a few kilometres from Siena, in the heart of Chianti Classico, and it is owned by Allianz since the late ‘70s. Surrounding the tiny medieval hamlet and the winery complex are 140 hectares of vineyard, planted 80% to sangiovese, a testimony to the commit- ment of San Felice to the production of Chianti Classico with a manifest bond to its local terroir, as shown by its ‘Il Grigio’ and ‘Poggio Rosso’ wines. But at the same time, San Felice has won recognition as a very innova- tive producer and committed researcher. Eloquent ex- amples are its historic wine Vigorello, the precursor to the Supertuscan wines, and Pugnitello, made from the ancient Tuscan grape of the same name, which San Felice re-discovered and experimented with over many years, in collaboration with the University of Florence. Il Grigio 2010 In 1982, San Felice purchased the wine estate of Chianti Classico Riserva CAMPOGIOVANNI in Montalcino, comprised of 20 hectares on the southern slope of that wine zone, and began producing Brunello. After just a few years, with the 1990 vintage, Cam- pogiovanni entered the ranks of the elite of Montal- cino by winning 7th place in the Wine Spectator’s Top Vigorello 2010 100 Wines of the World and more recently the 4th Rosso Toscana IGT place with the vintage 2006. Today, then, San Felice possesses some 210 hectares of vineyards and produces an average of a million bottles per year, entirely from estate-grown grapes. Il Grigio 2011 Finally, 1990 saw the launch of an ambitious re- Gran Selezione structuring of the San Felice hamlet, with the establish- ment of an elegant hotel complex, a member of the pres- tigious Relais & Chateaux group; for years now Traveller magazine has rated it as one of the finest Resorts in Eu- rope.
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