TASTING NOTES  Intense ruby red colour. On the nose currant, black cherry  and violet are enriched by pleasant hints of vanilla, tobacco  and cocoa. On the palate a wine of great structure and body  where the softness and elegance of the Merlot blend with  the acidity and structure of the Cabernet.

DENOMINATION  Igt Toscana  PRODUCTION AREA  Pievasciata, Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI)  GRAPES  33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Cabernet Franc, 34% Merlot  ALTITUDE  440 metres above sea level  VINEYARD  Monteropoli, Poggione, Mordese  SOIL TYPE  Limestone and clay with presence of marl and limestone  PLANTING DENSITY  5,000 plants per hectare  TRAINING SYSTEM  Spurred Cordon and Guyot  CLIMATIC TREND  A fairly cool spring was followed by a hot and long summer but with good  temperature swings between day and night, allowing the phenolic ripening  process of the grapes to be optimally completed. Also worthy of note is the  absence of water stress thanks to the rains in June and September.  HARVEST  Harvested by hand, selecting the best grapes of the Merlot, Cabernet  Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties from the third week of August  until mid-September.  VINIFICATION  Alcoholic fermentation in concrete at a controlled temperature of  22°C for 23 days, followed by 4 weeks of maceration. Malolactic  fermentation in cement vats.  AGEING  Barriques 70% new for approximately 24 months.  PRE-BOTTLING AGEING  In cement for 3 months  BOTTLE AGEING  8 months  LONGEVITY  Over 25 anni