Denomination: IGT Toscana Rosso (Super Tuscan)
Area of production: Siena
Varietal composition: 100% Merlot
Harvesting: 2016
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)
