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

KINF OF HARVEST:
manual selection of the best Merlot grapes the first half of September.

AGEING ANDD FERMENTATION:
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.

BOTTLE SIZE:
Standard 0,75 L

On request  Magnum 1,5 L