Ejià
Description
Ejià, our Vin Santo del Chianti DOC, Occhio di Pernice, is a wine with golden caramel color, incredible lush sweetness, intensely aromatic flavors and a long velvety finish. This desert wine is so delicious that one is almost reluctant to dip into it the traditional Tuscan biscotti.
Additional Details
Vineyard: Castelfiorentino (FI).
Elevation: 550 feet
Orientation: South - South West facing
Vineyard Size: 1.5 acres
Average age of the vines: 25 years old
Soil: Predominantly calcareous marl with abundant rock fragments.
Training System: Spur cordon
Varietals: Sangiovese, with a small percentage of Malvasia
Harvest: Beginning of October, manual harvest.
Fermentation: After harvest the grapes are laid out on matts to “appassire” or “dry out” for 4 months. They are then pressed and left to ferment naturally in small wooden casks named “caratelli”.
Ageing: In oak caratelli for 5 years.
Bottles Produced: 1000 bottles of 375 ml.
Alcohol: 14%
Potential Cellaring: Easily 10-15 years
Tasting notes: Golden caramel color, with scents of mature fruit, dried
fruit and oriental spices. In the mouth it shows great concentration, with deep
and velvety sweetness, offering a never-ending finish and great complexity
suggesting a lengthy ageing potential.