Merlot PE 2017

When twenty years ago we took over our small winery near the city of Siena, first of all we replanted most of the vineyards and, mainly out of curiosity and a great desire for knowledge and experimentation, we introduced a very limited quantity of Merlot vines into our proudly Tuscan wine-growing heritage. Since this very small vineyard has reached a good physiological maturity, we have vinified it pure and mature it in a French oak tonneau. The result is a highly distinctive and intriguing wine that we present in our Personal Edition, given the small quantity and not reproducible.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

Denomination: IGT Toscana Rosso (Super Tuscan)

Area of production: Siena

Varietal composition: 100% Merlot

Harvesting: 2017

Environment sustainability: Organic Wine

Alcoholic content: 14,0%

Number of bottles: 660

Average altitude of the vineyards: 280 mt a.s.l.

Type of soil: tophus soil with clayey intrusion, rich in fine skeleton

Yield per hectare: 5000 Kg

Thickness of implantation: 4870 vinestocks/Ha

Growing system: guyot

Time of Harvesting: third decade of September

Harvesting: selection of hand-picked bunches and handling of the grapes in small boxes of 15 kg

Vinification: traditional red winemaking with co-inoculation

Type of fermentation tank: stainless steel tank of small capacity

Fermentation Temperature: 26°C

Fermentation period: 16 days

Ripening/maturation: in new tonneaux for 24 months

Time of bottling: from 36° months after the harvesting

Refinement in bottle: at least 6 months

Capacity of aging: high (12-16 years after harvesting)