Toscana Rosso IGT “Pietrose”

Appellation: Toscana Rosso I.G.T.
Production area: Loc. Pietrose Montepulciano
Type of soil: Medium mixture of Pliocene origin
Grapes: Merlot
Altitude: 350/400 m asl
Aspect: South/West Facing
Training system: Spurred Cordon
Production per ha: 4000 kg
Ageing potential: over 25 years

KIND OF GRAPE HARVEST

manual selection of the best Merlot grapes the first half of September.

FERMENTATION AND AGEING

After a careful selection of grapes, the fermentation time is about 15-20 days at controlled temperatures in stainless steel, cone-shaped. Following the malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and oak. The maturation is for 2 years in the new oak tonneaux, big barrels and stainless steel. The finished wine continued to be aged in bottle before release for long time.