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Varieties 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Sangiovese grosso
Vinification traditional method; prolonged maceration on the skins and the employment of selected yeasts
Maturing in wood immediately after malolactic fermentation the wine was racked in 225-liter Barriques of French oak, where it matured for about 14/16 months
Fining in the bottle at least 6 months in air-conditioned storage spaces.
Number of bottles about 6.000, 75 cl.
Alcohol level 13,30 degrees by volume
Total acidity
(expressed in tartaric acid) 5,40 ppt.
Malolactic acid < 0,05
Net dry extract 30,70
PH 3,50
Color Deep, intense and bright ruby-red
Odor Encompassing and penetrating, featuring ample scents of toasted coffee, leather, cocoa, with hints of underwood
Flavor The wine offers the palate all the suggestions percepted by the nose, and impresses with its fullness and persistency conferred by the substantial and fine tannins
Wine Spectator 91
Fantastic aromas of blackberries, minerals and currants. Full-bodied, yet refined and silky. A wine in harmony. Best yet from here. Best after 2006. 500 cases made. JS
Vinification traditional method; prolonged maceration on the skins and the employment of selected yeasts
Maturing in wood immediately after malolactic fermentation the wine was racked in 225-liter Barriques of French oak, where it matured for about 14/16 months
Fining in the bottle at least 6 months in air-conditioned storage spaces.
Number of bottles about 6.000, 75 cl.
Alcohol level 13,30 degrees by volume
Total acidity
(expressed in tartaric acid) 5,40 ppt.
Malolactic acid < 0,05
Net dry extract 30,70
PH 3,50
Color Deep, intense and bright ruby-red
Odor Encompassing and penetrating, featuring ample scents of toasted coffee, leather, cocoa, with hints of underwood
Flavor The wine offers the palate all the suggestions percepted by the nose, and impresses with its fullness and persistency conferred by the substantial and fine tannins
Wine Spectator 91
Fantastic aromas of blackberries, minerals and currants. Full-bodied, yet refined and silky. A wine in harmony. Best yet from here. Best after 2006. 500 cases made. JS