Rosso Toscana
Tuscany, Italy
25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 25% Syrah, 25% Sangiovese.
The grapes are hand picked and placed in boxes then further selected by hand on the sorting table.
Maceration lasts for 12 days at a controlled temperature of 25°C. Frequent pumping over of the must, gentle pressing and further aging in barriques and small oak barrels of between 2,25 - 5 Hl for 12 months.
A further 6 months aging in stainless steel barrels and then another 6 months in the bottle.
Sand (79%), clay (15%) e light loam (6%).
Density of planTing: 5 000 per ha. 335-365 meters above sea level per hecTare yield: 50 Hl/Ha.