Grape varieties: |
Sangiovese 85%, Ciliegiolo 7%, Canaiolo 5%, Malvasia Nera 3% |
Production area: |
Loc. VIIIª Zona- district of Grosseto- area DOCG Morellino di Scansano |
Vineyard: |
Altitude: 100-127 metres above sea level
Position: hillside south exposure
Planting density: 3300 plants/hectare
Date of plantation: 1993
|
Grape yield: |
7000 kg per hectare |
The system of upbringing: |
guyotre. |
The system of pruning: |
Hand pruning, green harvesting |
Harvest: |
Manual harvesting into small baskets, from the second week of September, rapid transfer to the cellar for vinification. |
| Vinification: |
Soft pressing and destemming, temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation below 28°C with frequent pumping over and with a period of maceration of 10-15 days. Malolactic fermentation follows the alcoholic and takes places in stainless steel vats. |
| Ageing: |
12 months in stainless steel vats and afterward, for 13 months, in French oak casks of 10 and 20 hl.
4-6 months refined in bottle. |
Content per bottle:
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750 ml. |
| Organoleptic profile: |
A wine of exceptional quality, well balanced and full bodied red ruby colour, intense with garnet reflections; the flavour is persistent and large, ethereal and austere with subtle red fruit flavours; the taste is warm, round, persistent. |
| Serving advice, food pairing: |
Recommended serving temperature: 18°-20° C; uncork it 1 hour before and serve it decanted in a carafe; roasted and grilled red meat, excellent with game. |
| Technical notes: |
Alcoholic content: 14 % vol.
It can be aged for many years. |
