Style
Red
Type

Still

Appellation

IGT Toscana

Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon

Viticulture

Vineyard: Selected grapes from Buriano vineyard (4 Ha)
Vineyard practices: Organic (in conversion)

Farming

Organic

Terroir

Soil with high limestone content, 450 meters, North-south exposure

Vineyard

Buriano vineyard, Poggio a Frati vineyard, Stielle vineyard, Sangiovese vineyard, total 100 ha of vines at altitudes from 350-860 m, surrounded by olive and cypress trees.

Vinification

Maceration without stalks is performed at a controlled temperature of 28°C for 10-12 days. Malolactic fermentation occurs in stainless steel vats, which is followed by maturation for at least 15 months in French oak barrique, partly new and partly first-passage. The wine is blended in stainless steel vats. Very wide filtration is applied at the bottling stage, which is followed by ageing in glass for at least 12 months.

Aging

6 months stainless steel, 18 months barrique of 2 different years, 12 months bottle

Available Sizes (L)

0.750

Distribution Area

Delaware, National, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania