Bertinga

2020 Toscana IGT Sassi Chiusi

Sassi Chiusi 2020 is your first step into the Bertinga world, offering a glimpse of the estate’s more exclusive wines. Bright cherry, blood orange, and pomegranate burst from the glass alongside violet, aromatic herbs, and a hint of licorice. This is a true second wine, approachable, vibrant, and playful in its youth yet built with enough structure to age gracefully. Sangiovese and Merlot from all three vineyards combine to create a harmonious, terroir-driven expression that balances both, freshness and depth. It pairs effortlessly with Tuscan classics like pappardelle with wild boar, roasted meats, or a sharp pecorino while also holding up to international flavours, proving that good wine can be smart, serious, and fun all at once.
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine

Region:  Gaiole in Chianti

Appellation:  Toscana IGT

Varietal/Blend:  85% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  Estate fruit from Gaiole in Chianti, sourced from the Adine, Bertinga, and Vertine vineyards. Soils vary by site: Bertinga is characterized by calcareous clay, Adine by fractured calcareous rock, and Vertine by galestro and alberese of similar origin but with less uniform and shallower profiles. Grapes are hand-harvested into 10 kg boxes and manually sorted on the table.

Cellar: Each varietal is fermented separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and concrete tanks. The wine is aged 12 months in used barriques for Merlot and in concrete tanks for Sangiovese, followed by a minimum 12 months in bottle before release. ~29,010 bottles made.

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Bertinga
2020 Toscana IGT Sassi Chiusi

Region:  Gaiole in Chianti

Appellation:  Toscana IGT

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Sassi Chiusi 2020 is your first step into the Bertinga world, offering a glimpse of the estate’s more exclusive wines. Bright cherry, blood orange, and pomegranate burst from the glass alongside violet, aromatic herbs, and a hint of licorice. This is a true second wine, approachable, vibrant, and playful in its youth yet built with enough structure to age gracefully. Sangiovese and Merlot from all three vineyards combine to create a harmonious, terroir-driven expression that balances both, freshness and depth. It pairs effortlessly with Tuscan classics like pappardelle with wild boar, roasted meats, or a sharp pecorino while also holding up to international flavours, proving that good wine can be smart, serious, and fun all at once.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  85% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  Estate fruit from Gaiole in Chianti, sourced from the Adine, Bertinga, and Vertine vineyards. Soils vary by site: Bertinga is characterized by calcareous clay, Adine by fractured calcareous rock, and Vertine by galestro and alberese of similar origin but with less uniform and shallower profiles. Grapes are hand-harvested into 10 kg boxes and manually sorted on the table.

Cellar: Each varietal is fermented separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and concrete tanks. The wine is aged 12 months in used barriques for Merlot and in concrete tanks for Sangiovese, followed by a minimum 12 months in bottle before release. ~29,010 bottles made.

CSPC: 

Winemakers Note: 

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Gaiole in Chianti

Appellation:  Toscana IGT

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Varietal/Blend:  85% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.5%

Produced Cases:  50

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Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Rajat Parr & Sashi Moorman in the vineyard

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