Rosso IGT Toscano Governo

Nero su Bianco

Area of Origin

South of Tuscany.

Pedoclimatic Environment

Hilly areas with max. elevations of 400 meters on the sea level. The soil is made of sands and it is really reach in limy veins.

Grape Varieties

Authorized grape varieties by the Rosso Toscana IGT production law.

COLOUR

Intense ruby red with purplish reflections verging on garnet red when aged.

Characteristics

A ruby red wine with marked notes of ripe fruit especially red cherries and an elegant floral touch of violet. It is a generous wine, full-bodied, smooth and harmonious.

Gastronomic Combinations

This wine is a suitable accompaniment to hearty soups, roasted meats, games and cheeses.

Serving Temperature

Serve at a temperature of 18°-20° C.

Wine Making Process

In red into stainless steel tanks. Selected crushed Sangiovese grapes, which had been left to dry on the vines, are added towards the end of the fermentation process into a well-balanced Governo IGT Toscano wine. This oenological practice called “Governo” gives to the wine a particular structure and refinement. In fact, the addition of these over ripe grapes leads to a further release of sweet, noble polyphenols into the must/wine, and increase in the alcoholic strength, 13.5%by vol., and a remarkable increase in extracts, glycerin and smoothness. This second fermentation is carried out at controlled temperature in order to prolong the time during which the grapes coloring substance and flavor are released, to obtain a fruitier wine with long lasting organoleptic and taste characteristics. After the second fermentation, Rosso Toscano Governo is decanted and malolactic bacteria are added for the fermentation, which will give the wine an even better-balanced taste. Then, the wine is left to improve on noble dregs, so that the degradation produced by the yeasts will give the final product a smoother character.

Alcohol Level

13.5% by vol.