Production: 5,400 bottles | 240 magnums | Yield per hectare: 10/12 hl per hectare | 100% Organic
Appellation: Toscana IGT BIO
Grape variety: Marselan, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Syrah, Nero d’Avola, Carmenere.
Tasting notes: Deep ruby red color with violet reflections. | It opens in the glass in an exciting and complex way, with luscious ripe black and red fruits, violet flowers, black elderberry, hints of leather, chocolate, cigar, white pepper, and green underbrush leading into a long balsamic finish of absinthe. | Solid structure, with a full body balanced by fresh acidity and a juicy fruit extract, followed by an extremely long savory finish.
Vinification: Hand-harvested in 20 kg crates. Hand sorted. | Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, separately for each parcel. | Aged in French oak barriques, 10% new, with the balance in second- and third-fill and older barrels, for 12 months, followed by a further 6 months in tank/bottle before release.
Terroir: Altitude: 350 meters above sea level. | A mosaic of vineyards with different sun exposures and excellent day-night temperature variation. The soils are steep, and the presence of rocky components, verrucano stone, cavernous limestone, quartz, iron, and clay schist gradually becomes enriched with silt as the vineyards approach Lake Acquato, a karst basin that gives the soils a unique complexity.
Service: Serve at 14°- 16° C.