Denomination | Rosso di Toscana I.G.T. |
Grape variety | Merlot 100% |
Vineyards | Vineyards are situated in the Chianti area on medium-height hillsides with excellent exposure. Vines are planted in a moderately compact silt clayey soil. |
Growing method | Spurred cordon. |
Vinification | Hand harvesting; de-stemming with soft crushing of the berries, followed by the fermentation step with selected yeasts in stainless steel tanks with floating cap for about 15 days, at a controlled temperature of 26-28 °; the must is left on the skins for further period of 10 days to optimize the extraction step. |
Refinement/Ageing | An average period of 12 months in French oak barrique before bottling, followed by a further refinement in the bottle for no less than 4 months. |
Color | Dense and compact ruby red. |
Fragrance | A sweet nose profile, with aromas of ripe berries and black cherry, hints of vanilla and dark chocolate, tobacco, coffee, myrtle and nice memories of floral character. |
Taste | It opens with a good roundness followed by a great freshness and young and fine tannins. Long return of ripe fruit and balsamic note. |
Alcohol content | 14% |
Acidity | 5,5 g/l |
Serving temperature | 18-20°C |
Food pairing | Perfectly accompanies first courses with ragù sauce, red and game meats. |
Storage | This wine is suitable for medium-term ageing (6-8 years). |
Type of bottle | Bordolese |
Bottles produced | 6,000 |
Vintage 2009: Luca Maroni – 89 Points, Gambero Rosso 2 Glasses, I vini di Veronelli – 88 Points 2 Stars, Le Guide de L’Espresso 15.50/20 3 Bottles, DuemilaVini – 4 Grapes, Wine Enthusiast – 89/100 Points, Wine Spectator – 84/100 Points.
Vintage 2010: Luca Maroni – 88 Points, Gambero Rosso – 1 Glass, I Vini di Veronelli – 88 Points 2 Stars, DuemilaVini – 4 Grapes, Wine Spectator – 89/100.
Vintage 2011: I Vini di Veronelli – 88 Points 2 Stars, Gambero Rosso – 1 Bicchiere, Luca Maroni – 86 Punti, Bibenda – 4 Grappoli, Wine & Spirits – 91/100 “Best Buy Wine”, Wine Spectator – 88/100, Wine Enthusiast 87/100.
Vintage 2012: Wine Spectator – 91/100, Luca Maroni – 91 Points, Bibenda – 4 Grapes, Vitae – 2 Vines.
Vintage 2013: Bibenda – 4 Grapes, Luca Maroni – 88 Points, Vitae – 3 Vines, Wine Enthusiast – 87/100, Wine Spectator – 89/100.
Vintage 2014: Bibenda – 4 Grapes, Luca Maroni – 89 Points Vitae – 2 Vines, Gambero Rosso – 2 Glasses, James Suckling 91/100.
Vintage 2015: James Suckling 91/100, Bibenda – 4 Grapes
Vintage 2016: James Suckling – 92/100, Wine Spectator – 93/100, Gambero Rosso – 2 Bicchieri, Luca Maroni – 93 Punti, Vitae – 2 Vines, Bibenda – 4 Grapes.
Vintage 2017: James Suckling – 88/100, Wine Spectator – 93/100, Luca Maroni – 93 Punti, Vitae – 2 Vines, Bibenda – 4 Grapes.
Vintage 2018: James Suckling – 92/100, WinesCritic – 92/100, Luca Maroni – 90 Punti, Vitae – 3 Vines, Bibenda – 4 Grapes.
Vintage 2019: James Suckling – 93/100, WinesCritic – 92/100, Luca Maroni – 92 Punti, Vitae – 2 Vines, Bibenda – 4 Grapes.
Vintage 2020: James Suckling – 92/100, WinesCritic – 88/100, Luca Maroni – 94 Punti, Vitae – 3 Vines, Bibenda – 4 Grapes.
Vintage 2021: James Suckling – 92/100, WinesCritic – 93/100, Luca Maroni – 96 Punti.