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 yield: 6 tonnes per hectare.
HARVEST: By hand into crates.
VINIFICATION: De-stemming and soft pressing, alcoholic fermentation at 28/30°C, 20 days’ maceration on skins.
AGEING: Ageing in 10 and 35 hectolitre wooden barrels for 36/40 months.
BOTTLE-AGEING: At least 6 months.
TASTING NOTES: Ruby red with an attractive garnet hue; spicy, intense and persistent in the nose, perfectly integrated with the large barrels used for ageing. An altogether very harmonious wine, tasty and well-structured on the palate.
ACCOMPANIMENTS: Everything reminiscent of Sienese cuisine: from pici (pasta) with meat sauce to roast game, big steaks and very mature cheeses.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14,5% Vol.