ROSSO DI TOSCANA I.G.T. "CANTOLUPO"
Product Detail
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Production zone: Vineyards on the hills of the western side of the Sieve river above the town of Rufina (Florence) at 300 meters elevation. Wine capable of a long ageing period, its maximum potential emerges after at least 1 year finishing in the bottle. About 5000 bottles of this wine are produced.
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Grapes
Sangiovese (20%), Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), Merlot (40%) -
Cultivation
Cordone speronato -
Harvest
By hand into crates during the first ten days of October -
Vinification
Classic in red, in steel inox tanks with 16-18 days fermentation including skins at 28-30°C with brief and frequent daily pumping over -
Maturation
The wine remains in 20-hl inox tanks for about 2 months at 20°C for malolactic fermentation. It is then placed in French oak barriques (2.25 hl) where it ages for about 18 months -
Ageing
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Refinement
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Alcohol
13,5% vol -
Color
Intense ruby red with violet tones -
Bouquet
Elegant bouquet with red and black forest-berry notes combined with vanilla scents due to treatment of the barrique -
Taste
Full and persistent flavor with fruit and spice notes -
Size(s)
bottiglia (ml):
750