| Production area: |
Close to the Bolgheri area, it is characterized by a particularly favourable climate, strongly influenced at the same time by the proximity of the sea and the adjacent mountains. |
| Type of soil: |
The vineyard stands at a height of 450 meters above sea level, facing south-west. ‘Gabbreto’, the typical soil of this area, is rich in ferrous clay. |
| Grapes: |
:50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot. |
| Vinification: |
The different varieties are harvested separately starting with the Merlot in mid-September. After being picked by hand, the grapes are taken to the winery in small 20kg crates. Careful cluster and grape selection is carried out before the manual rasping process. Alcoholic fermentation without the addition of commercial yeast occurs in conical wooden vats which are filled by gravity alone, without recourse to mechanical pumps. The wine remains in contact with the skins for 15 days at a temperature of 28 ° C, separately for each variety. Frequent manual ensure the extraction of aroma and color from the skins without damaging their integrity.
At the end of the fermentation process the grapes are pressed directly into the vats with an inner tube, in order to obtain acomplex, velvety wine. |
| Vineyard: |
Density is 9,600 plants per hectare. All varieties are planted on 110R rootstock. The average annual yield is 35 hl per hectare, with an average production of 60 quintals per hectare and a yield of 0.65kg per plant. |
| Maturation and aging: |
malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels (50% of them new). Wood aging lasts for 18 months, with periodical barrel decanting being carried out by gravity alone. The wine spends at least six months in the bottle before release on the market. |
| Tasting notes: |
A wine of great personality characterized by an intense ruby red color with purple hues, a broad,persistent nose, with persistent notes of red berries well blended with delicate spices. Its taste is complex, rich in important, velvety tannins. |
| Serving suggestions: |
Excellent with important red meat and game. |
Available Vintages
and Rating: |
2007, 2008. |
| Yearly production: |
2007: 10,000 0.75-litre bottles 2008: 10,000 0.75-litre |
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