AREA OF ORIGIN
Tuscany – Chianti.
PEDOCLIMATIC ENVIRONMENT
Hilly areas with max. elevations of 700 meters and soil made of arenaceous, marly limy substrata, clayey schists and sand.
GRAPE VARIETIES
Sangiovese up to 70%, other authorized grape varieties may be added up to 30%
COLOUR
Intense, bright ruby red with purplish reflections which turn into garnet red when aged in bottle.
CHARACTERISTICS
Intense and complex fragrance and an aroma of red berries and morello cherry as well as hints of vanilla, cloves, pineapple and oak. A rich, velvety, smooth and altogether well-balanced flavour.
GASTRONOMIC COMBINATIONS
This wine is a suitable accompaniment to mushrooms, pasta, games, roasts,
barbecued meats and mature cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
Serve at a temperature of 20°-22° C.
WINEMAKING
In red, with 10-12 days steeping on skins in stainless steel tanks. Following the alcoholic and the malolactic fermentation, the wine is left to improve for 3 months in oak casks.
