The Wine
This wine is made with Sangiovese grapes highlighting the balanced and harmonious traits of its habitat. The wine shows a sleek medium body, seamless tannins and a distinctive tasting profile. Great for the ‘now’ it reveals an impressive ageing potential.
This great vintage is reflected in abundant and healthy bunches that have filled our organic vineyards. A warm spring kicked off what turned out to be an exciting year. The grapes benefited from a mild summer with occasional showers, allowing them to reach perfect ripeness
Terroir and Vineyards
Sedimentary soils of marine origins, calcareous with variable quantities of clay and sand from the Pleistocene (3 million - 120,000 years ago) at Le Capezzine, Lodola and Matracchio, from the Pliocene (3-5 million years ago) at I Poggetti, Le Badelle, Il Greppo,Banditella and El Grasso.
The plants are between 12 and 38 years old. The vines are bush-trained, guyot and cordon-trained at an altitude of 270 - 375 metres a.s.l. / 885 - 1,230 feet a.s.l.  and grow at a density of 2,564 - 7,158 plants / hectare (1,025 - 2,863 plants / acre)
Winemaking
The grapes were picked from September 10thto October 3rd.
The Alcoholic fermentation is carried out by the yeasts selected from our pied de cuve. Pied de cuve is the process by which a vat of grapes is harvested in advance and used to prepare a natural yeast, specific for a grape variety and / or vineyard. This will become the basic yeast for the fermentation of all the other grapes, which will be harvested later. With this process we enhance the link between man, the vineyard and the wine that will be so representative of our habitat. Ageing of 18 months mainly in large Slavonian oak casks (called botti) and oak barriques (225 ltr and500 ltr) and 6 months in bottle.
Tasting notes
In the glass it has intense garnet red reflections. On the nose, aromas of red berries, cherry, pomegranate and the unmistakable violet scent of Sangiovese. In the background a touch of vanilla and Mediterranean herbs. On the palate it is well balanced and ripe cherry and plum return, supported by a dense tannic texture. The body is warm, ethereal and enveloping with a long and persistent finish.