The best Chianti wines at Rubino Mediceo 2014 Competition

The winners of the selection of the Rubino Mediceo 2014 wines have been announced: the best Chianti wines in Cerreto Guidi have been elected, during "A cena con Bacco", by chef Stefano Pinciaroli.



During Medicea 2014 – XLI Exhibition Market of DOCG Chianti wine, the Rubino Mediceo competition took place, a selection in which all companies from Tuscany could participate.

Rubino Mediceo aims to highlight the best wine production and to reward and further stimulate the efforts of wineries to improve the production quality.



The juries of Rubino Mediceo 2014

Wines participants were divided into 4 categories, they were tasted and judged by a twofold jury:

– a technical jury, consisting of oenologists, sommeliers and wine technicians,

– a people’s jury made ​​up of citizens and enthusiasts interested in the tasting of the various wines in the competition.

In sensory analysis, every member of both committees revealed the visual, olfactory and taste features of each wine in order to make a judgment with an overall score.



Here are the results of the best Chianti wines in the Rubino Mediceo 2014 competition

For the Technical Jury, here are the winners of the Rubino Mediceo competition, edition 2014, for each category:

– First Prize for the D.O.C.G., D.O.C. e I.G.T. White Wines Category to the "Orpello 2012" wine of Tenuta Bacco of Petroio di Vinci;

– First Prize for the I.G.T. Red Wine Category to the "Sine Felle biodinamico 2012" wine of Podere Casaccia of Scandicci;

– First Prize for the Chianti D.O.C.G. Red Wine Category to the "Sine Felle Riserva 2009" wine of Podere Casaccia of Scandicci;

– First Prize for the D.O.C.G., D.O.C. e I.G.T natural or from late harvest Raisin Wines Category to Vinsanto "Occhio di Pernice 2007" of Tenuta di Colle Alberti.



For the People’s Jury, here are the winners of the Rubino Mediceo competition, edition 2014, for category:



– First Prize for the D.O.C.G., D.O.C. e I.G.T. White Wines Category to the "Aithera 2013" wine of the Poggiosecco Farm of Cerreto Guidi;

– First Prize for the I.G.T. Red Wine Category to the "Cerreto 2011" wine to the Giorni Farm and Wine Company of Cerreto Guidi;

– First Prize for the Chianti D.O.C.G. Red Wine Category to the "Sine Felle Riserva 2009" wine of Podere Casaccia of Scandicci;

– First Prize for the D.O.C.G., D.O.C. e I.G.T natural or from late harvest Raisin Wines Category to "Isola Verde 2005" Raisin Wine of Tenuta Isola Verde of Cerreto Guidi.