Produced with grapes from the Castello di Torre a Decima Estate (50%) and the Budonetto Estate (50%)
Grapes
50% Sangiovese Tuscany IGT
50% Petit Verdot Sicily IGT
Stainless
steel tanks
Alcoholic
content
13,5
Grape origin
Sangiovese: the Rimaggio Vineyard from the Castello di Torre a Decima Estate. Petit Verdot: the Terre Calde Vineyard from the Budonetto Estate.
Soil typology
Sangiovese: medium-textured with many skeleton particles. Petit Verdot: medium-textured calcareous.
Exposure
Sangiovese: southeast - Petit Verdot: south
Altitude a.s.l.
Sangiovese: between 200 and 250 m Petit Verdot: between 550 and 650 m
Year of planting
Sangiovese: 2002 - Petit Verdot: 1998
Plants per hectare
4800
Harvest period
October
Fermentation
Stainless steel tanks
Barrique ageing
Petit Verdot: 2 years
Bottle ageing
6 months
Wine tasting notes
Very well structured and elegant wine, complex and typical, initially low nose followed by a very intense scent of ripe soft fruit, wet soil and dried almost spiced herbs, long and persisting.
Gastronomic Combinations
Red meat, game, mature cheese, salami and cold pork meat.
