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.