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: 4000/5000 kg grapes per hectare.
HARVEST: mid-October, by hand, in crates.
VINIFICATION: macerated cold and then fermented at a controlled temperature, with manual daily delestage and pumping-over.
AGEING: In 50% new barriques, 50% second-use barriques for 24 months
REFINEMENT IN THE BOTTLE: 12 months.
TASTING NOTES: great intensity, persistence and elegance, with intense notes of red berries and balsamic and spicy sensations emerging in the bouquet; on the palate, mouth-filling tannins, plenty of volume, edgy, fat, and abounding in floral aromas. Lingering rich aftertaste with a hint of toast.
PAIRINGS: ideal paired with prestigious red meat dishes, Tuscan roasts or stews; excellent with wild game and aged cheeses, or alone as a meditation wine.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 °C