{"id":3207,"date":"2018-08-30T16:04:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genuinewines.com\/en\/?p=3207"},"modified":"2021-03-25T17:34:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T16:34:12","slug":"vintage-2018-return-vineyard-fattoria-selvapiana-chianti-rufina-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/genuinewines.com\/en\/blog\/vintage-2018-return-vineyard-fattoria-selvapiana-chianti-rufina-tuscany\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage 2018 Return to the Vineyard \u2026 Fattoria Selvapiana : Chianti Rufina, Tuscany"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #bd4104;\">Fattoria Selvapiana\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #bd4104;\">Chianti Rufina, Tuscany<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/952f572d-ae37-4853-9399-0bb507feefde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\">In this report you will find :<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>6th Generation Selvapiana &amp; Rufina Consorzio<\/li>\n<li>Update on vintage 2018 in the vineyard<\/li>\n<li>New Cellar equipment &amp; vinification techniques<\/li>\n<li>Tasting notes of wines available now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/d04b2e41-50cc-4c0c-b1d8-b1b2d63811f2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"1024\" align=\"center\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo 1 : The Fattoria at Tuscan Sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chianti Rufina<br \/>\nFattoria Selvapiana<br \/>\nAugust 21, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Arriving in Pontassieve, the shift in temperature from 37\u00b0C Florence is an immediate relief. \u00a0At the foot of the Apennines, we are at 350m elevation, at least a good 5 to\u00a07\u00b0C cooler, and I am immediately refreshed. \u00a0You have the sense that you are not in Tuscany anymore, but a secret place that operates happily inside their own bubble, yet we are just a mere 30 minute commute from the big city.<\/p>\n<p>Yumi &#8211; Selvapiana&#8217;s resident Maremma Sheepdog, greets me at the entrance. \u00a0Over a bowl of locally-made gelato, Silvia Giuntini\u00a0talks about the history of the dog breed in the region, and her father Francesco Giuntini&#8217;s contribution to the local heritage breed.\u00a0 Having been a breeder of the Maremma Sheepdog\u00a0for over 30 years, he is partly responsible for bringing it back from near disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Local is a word that is very important at the Selvapiana estate, and these beautiful white sheepdogs are just another example of it. \u00a0It was Francesco that made the decision in 1973 to do only massal plantings from his Bucerchiale plot, promoting the indigenous Sangiovese when many others were adopting the fashionable French varieties of the time. \u00a0Federico continues to live by that same philosophy, by supporting Rufina as the President of the Consorzio of Chianti Rufina. \u00a0He is passionate about Rufina, and sharing this region\u00a0with the world.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/3759a664-2bcb-4fe1-a4f7-d6bb75e7ea29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"600\" align=\"center\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo 1: Meet Yumi &#8211; Selvapiana&#8217;s Maremma Sheepdog. Yumi will have a new baby brother coming next week &#8211; a 50th birthday present for Federico!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Importance of Rufina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When visiting Selvapiana, dinner is always at the neighbourhood Trattoria,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toscanidasempre.it\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toscane da Sempre<\/a> in Pontassieve. \u00a0As\u00a0big promoter of the Slow Food movement, owner Stefano grows his\u00a0own wheat and maize for their pasta, and uses local ingredients as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Federico has been a very busy man this year. \u00a0He celebrated his milestone 50th birthday in May, and has \u00a0begun to introduce the 6th generation into the family operation. \u00a0He has\u00a0started to work more closely with his son, Nicolo, who has just finished viticultural school. \u00a0Nicolo will be travelling to Oregon this year to do vintage abroad, and then to Australia in the winter for a vintage down under, before returning to Selvapiana\u00a0on a more full time basis.<\/p>\n<p>As president of the\u00a0Consorzio del\u00a0Chianti Rufina, Federico\u00a0has been working hard to promote the Rufina region. \u00a0As a region with only 1000HA, and twenty producers (Frescobaldi owning 1\/3 of the acerage), this small region works hard to assert its\u00a0independence\u00a0from its historic association with Chianti. \u00a0Federico\u00a0represented Selvapiana in London, UK this past June during Decanter&#8217;s prestigious tasting event with the Consorzio, and hosted a tasting in New York City this past Spring\u00a0of Selvapiana vintages dating back to 1958! \u00a0The Italian spirit of generosity in wake of the\u00a0birthday celebrations continued!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/4aed42fe-8fc4-43b8-a70c-e1c1f2ce989f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/_compresseds\/ba312240-52ee-4031-aae1-4f7600e2c390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 1: Sangiovese on Bucerchiale Parcel<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo 2: Olive trees full of fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vintage 2018: A rainy June makes for lots of Green!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During our walk in the vines, I am also surrounded by something that wasn&#8217;t there last year &#8211; the colour GREEN! \u00a0Everywhere! \u00a0In contrast to last year&#8217;s dusty dry conditions that reduced Selvapiana&#8217;s grape harvest by 30-40%, and left almost\u00a0no olives to harvest for their famous olive oil, this year the harvest is in abundance, and the olive trees are looking so good that Federico already expects 2019 to be equally productive.<\/p>\n<p>Within the 60HA of Estate\u00a0vines, there is a lot of foliage thanks to the rainy June. \u00a0Green-harvesting, a practice that was used frequently during the rainy early 90&#8217;s, might be revisited again depending on next week&#8217;s Chardonnay brix measurements. \u00a0The 20HA of olives on the other hand have greatly benefitted from all the water!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/32714386-3c15-48a9-9df2-92248d3e938c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/ad0db1f7-2a62-4f44-8711-44cda650d17e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 1: Vines infected with ESCA<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo 2: Healthy Sangiovese fruit<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beginning of veraison on July 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The region has been much cooler and more wet than last year, receiving nearly 900mm of rain in contrast to the 300mm down in the Southern part of Tuscany. \u00a0This has brought about ESCA in abundance.<\/p>\n<p>The trunk-disease is a cluster of different fungus (mushrooms) that have bloomed inside the trunk with the additional water, and it is more evident this year in the vines than years before. \u00a0When the fungi appear, they physically block the water flow from the roots to the branches, thus dead branches start to appear, and the vine literally drys out.<\/p>\n<p>The neighbouring vignerons have adopted a method of inoculating competing fungus in an effort to stave the spread of ESCA in the parcels. \u00a0This method has worked in other fruit trees, but is yet to be known if it will work for grape vines. \u00a0Another &#8220;farmer&#8217;s method&#8221; had been to make a hole at the site of the ESCA in the trunk, and insert a stone to keep it open\u00a0to &#8220;dry out&#8221; the fungus. \u00a0ESCA currently accounts for 5% of annual vine death in the property. \u00a0 To be continued&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the coolness, the shift in seasonal ripeness is also evident &#8211; earlier and earlier. \u00a0While veraison for 2018 started July 25th,\u00a0Federico recounts stories of older vineyard workers who remember veraison starting in the region as late as August 10th.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/2f1141ad-8fc3-490a-8e52-61638b53c368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/640b5844-97d2-4f82-923b-69bdc2154b70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 1: New grape sorter and de-stemmer.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo 2\u00a0: Renaissance-period\u00a0barrel\u00a0cellar. \u00a0Foudres are actually younger than they look (5-15 years old)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Into the Cellar&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cellar is ready for the bountiful 2018 vintage, and the new grape sorter \/ de-stemmer will be used again after making its debut last year. \u00a0This is a new generation one and thusvery effective in sorting out the grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a large stock of back vintages, Federico is always generous and happy to share older bottles with visitors. \u00a0Our guests were pleasantly surprised to find their birth year wine &#8211; 1973 &#8211; that was still showing robust and rustic thanks to the consistent storage conditions of the middle-age and renaissance cellars. \u00a0Vintages date back to 1948,\u00a0as the estate was occupied during WW2.\u00a0\u00a0Unfortunately no wine was hidden in the walls, as Federico explained\u00a0instead the families put importance on hiding the cheeses and salami from the occupying armies!<\/p>\n<p>This cellar was also used to store olive oil in amphora, which is still in the cellar today as a witness to the past &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iswdX-BAiRY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iswdX-BAiRY<\/a>&#8230; which begs the question: &#8220;Will there be an amphora-aged wine in the future?&#8221; \u00a0Federico shrugs, and says &#8220;that is for the 6th generation to decide!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the 1973, we also brought the 1980 to lunch. \u00a0It is still such an excellent example of the quality of winemaking, but also\u00a0well-preserved as that particular vintage\u00a0never went through malo-lactic fermentation. \u00a0Federico shares that this year he will be attempting the same style of winemaking as the 1980 by preventing malo from happening. \u00a0He also shares that he will be starting a few pressings of whole cluster\u00a0Sangiovese!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/0dc135c1-9d8c-447c-8092-2c8de9504a15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/9a47d3ea-9e5f-4698-b662-45106cc30a3b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo 1: Journey into the cellar with Federico<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photo 2: Finding birth year vintages. \u00a0YES &#8211; back vintages are for sale!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/8cc45cf08bf7beaf6f607b870\/images\/585a6aa7-581f-4690-8c8e-73b4339d50e6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"600\" align=\"center\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Current Vintages of Selvapiana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Tasting Notes of Wines Currently &amp; Soon to be Available<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chianti Rufina\u00a02016 &#8211; 90% Sangiovese &amp; 10% Canaiolo\/Colorino<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Ruby-red sour cherry, dusty floral aromas of dried roses. \u00a0Very smooth, fresh palate with light touch of tannin in the form of tobacco leaf and cigar box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Bucerchiale 2013 &#8211; 100% Sangiovese<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Smoked tea nose with saline palate. \u00a0Dusty cedar armoire, with dried strawberries and cherries, lip-smacking acidity. \u00a0Breakfast toast and grilled black plums\/prunes.<\/li>\n<li>93 Robert Parker, 94 J. Suckling, 94 Wine Enthusiast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Bucerchiale 2015 &#8211; 10% Sangiovese\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Licorice, anise, realises, crushed dried roses. \u00a0Tart juicy red currants, and espresso tannins. \u00a0This is a powerful wine perfect for Bistecca alla Florentina. \u00a0(soon available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Pomino 2013 &#8211; 60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer cherry &amp; cherry\u00a0tomato, fresh strawberry and raspberry acid. \u00a0Steeped tea, graphite mineralogy and sweet tobacco with red plums. \u00a0Savoury and velvety.<\/li>\n<li>90 Wine Enthusiast, 91 Wine Advocate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Pomino 2014 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet <\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Floral, tobacco, smokey. \u00a0Tonka bean, robust and rustic, very deep red fruits &#8211; plums, black currant and\u00a0dried tea leaves. \u00a0(soon 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