GRAPES: 100% Sangiovese
VINEYARDS EXPOSURE: South/Southwest
ALTITUDE: 350 m above sea level.
SOIL: Mixed consistency with a slight tendency towards clay.
CULTIVATION SYSTEM: Spurred cordon.
AVERAGE YELD: 6.5n tonnes per hectare.
HARVEST: By hand into crates.
VINIFICATION: De-stemming and soft pressing, alcoholic fermentation at 28/30°C, 12 days’ maceration on skins.
AGEING: Ageing in 10 hectolitre wooden barrels for 8 months or in 35 hectolitre. Slavonian oak barrels for one year.
BOTTLE-AGEING: At least 6 months.
TASTING NOTES: Deep ruby red. Intense and persistent fruity nose, perfectly integrated with the wood used for the short period of ageing. Structured and tasty, it is delightful on the palate.
ACCOMPANIMENTS: Ideal with all local dishes, like starters, and others: rich starters, pici (pasta) with meat sauce, scottiglia (typical Tuscan mixed meat dish) and hard paste cheeses.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15% Vol.