Description

Local Tuscan/Lucchese grapes
(Buonamico 60%, colorino, mazzese, aleatico, sangiovese)

Subsoil: sand, silt, clay

Vineyard:  Exposed to East – South

Impianto:  1945/50 circa

Growth method:  Tuscan style “Capovolto” 

Bottles produced: 1500 circa

CHARACTERISCTICS:

Very Dark ruby in colour, complex bouquet of fruit and spices such as peaches and water melon but also bay leaf and . Smooth and captivating with a lively tannin along with a light acidity, which makes it very drinkable.

Harvest: Manual Harvest at the end of September beginning of October

Ageing:  Partly in stainless steel for  8/10 months, bottled for 4 months.

Temperature: to be served at 18°C