Medium-textured, predominantly calcareous marl breakdown of alberese and galestro strata, with abundant gravel-pebble mixture.

Il Grigio Gran Selezione is made from grapes from San Felice’s top vineyards. This 80% Sangiovese is enhanced by ancient indigenous Tuscan varieties including Abrusco, Pugnitello, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo, and Mazzese, all of which contribute to the complexity of the wine while helping maintain its notable elegance and the expression of the terroir of San Felice.

Terroir: The soil that gives life to wine 

Hectares of Vineyards

Olive Trees

15.000

This is where tradition combines with advanced technology. The 18th century cellars, carved out of rugged limestone, are extensive. You’ll be fascinated by the rows of red stained oak barrels and halls of vast steel vats, temperature controlled for fermentation. You’ll see teams of experts tasting, blending, balancing to produce the finest Chianti Classico. Their passion created in 1968 the first Supertuscan, our renowned Vigorello.

Wine making

CELLARS

People have bought wine from Borgo San Felice for more than 100 years. Today you can visit our contemporary enoteca for wine tastings from our three estates, San Felice, Campogiovanni in Montalcino and Bell’aja in Bolgheri. These are the most prestigious in Tuscany. We can arrange more in depth tasting, tours of our vineyards and cellars, and include food pairings. The experience will grow your knowledge and enhance your pleasure of wine. San Felice also produces extra virgin olive oil, grappa and vinsanto, which are available in our enoteca.

Tastings

ENOTECA

Visiting  the estate

Our oil

Our grappa

Our Vin Santo

Other products from San Felice

San Felice

Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2019

Il Grigio

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Wine Spectator

Jamessuckling.com

Decanter

Wine Enthusiast

Winter 2019 was characterized by rains and snowfalls that allowed the deposit of water reserves; average spring temperatures favored an early april budbreak and high summer temperatures in June, July and August brought the grapes to perfect ripening. In general, the 2019 vintage has produced well balanced wines with an excellent aging potential.

2018 has began with an early sprouting due to high temperatures in March and April, followed by a fairly rainy May. Temperatures have started to rise again since June; summer temperatures in the norm with scattered rains. The  month of September in particular saw a succession of sunny days but with a great thermal excursion between day and night, which allowed the grapes a proper phenolic and aromatic maturation.

Winter was quite mild and dry. At the end of March the vines sprouted at least 20 days in advance. In April, two cold nights slowed down the development without fortunately causing damage to the shoots. The summer drought has reduced the yields considerably while the quality was good thanks to some  cultivation techniques aimed at keeping the grapes shaded.

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Winter was quite mild and rainy; elevated temperatures at the beginning of April caused flowering to occur at least 10 days earluy; after a regular May, the summer months were very hot, with temperatures high above seasonal average, with periodic rains that helped to maintain a good vegetative balance, avoiding water distress. The ripening of the grapes was very good, as was the average quality of the wines produced.

2015 will be remembered as one of the warmest in recent years; to a mild winter and a spring with regular rainfall, succeeded a hot summer with rare precipitations. Good weather conditions allowed a good quantity and excellent  quality production , with perfect phenolic maturation in all vineyards, guaranteeing wines suitable for long aging.

Il Grigio

Alcohol

12.5%

Year

2019

Il Grigio

Tasting Notes and Pairings

Ground Characteristics

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Vintage Characteristics

30000

18°

12.5% VOL

15 years years

6.1 G/L

0.5 G/L

L. 3 / L. 1,5 / L. 0,75

Vintage Characteristics

22.000

18°

14% VOL

15 years

5.9 G/L

-0.5 G/L

L. 3 / L. 1,5 / L. 0,75

Vintage Characteristics

26.000

18°

13.5% VOL

15 years

5.5 G/L

0.5 G/L

L. 3 / L. 1,5 / L. 0,75

Vintage Characteristics

40.000

18°

13% VOL

15 years

5.3 G/L

0.5 G/L

L. 3 / L. 1,5 / L. 0,75

Vintage Characteristics

40.000

18°

13.7% VOL

15 years

5.3 G/L

0.5 G/L

L. 3 / L. 1,5 / L. 0,75

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