GRAPE BLEND: 100% Sangiovese
IN THE VINEYARD: vines are Guyot and spurred-cordon trained on hilly land with soil of medium texture, over a sandstone and/or limestone base with plenty of rocks and pebbles, following painstaking pruning and thinning of the bunches of grapes. Harvested by hand in the month of October.
YIELD GRAPES/Ha: 5000/6000 kg grapes per hectare.
HARVEST: end of October, by hand, in crates.
VINIFICATION: macerated cold and then fermented at a controlled temperature, with manual daily delestage and pumping-over.
AGEING: 50% in large barrels, 50% in tonneaux
REFINEMENT IN THE BOTTLE: 12 months.
TASTING NOTES: intense notes of red fruit, spices, pepper and resin stand out in the bouquet. Highly persistent, with full body and important structure. Silky, soft tannins underline the wine’s elegance.
PAIRINGS: ideal paired with prestigious red meat dishes or Florentine steaks; excellent with wild game and aged cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 °C