Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Podere Il Macchione

GRAPE VARIETY: selection of Sangiovese grapes (100%).

VINIFICATION: Carbonic pre-maceration at 10 ° C for 3 days, inoculation of selected yeasts and fermentation in wooden barrels of 10 Hl. Maceration of the skins on musts for 30-35 days.

MATURATION IN WOOD: 18-20 months in small barrels of 15 Hl.

TASTING EXAMINATION: Color Intense ruby ​​red with garnet tendency. Typical smell with hints of ripe fruit that predominantly recalls the grapes from which it comes. It is constant over time, showing the terpenic characteristics of aromatic grapes. Net fragrance, frank, without interferences, penetrating, its volatile compounds possess an intensity that exalts all the olfactory receptors. It opens in fact in a complexity that overwhelms, starting with notes of black cherry, small berries, followed by a fresh menthol note, passing then through spices black pepper and cloves. It closes surprisingly with evolutions of licorice.

Mouth balanced and with great structure. Tannin that blends masterfully with the body without attacking it. Dry, warm, robust, harmonious and persistent taste. Leave an endless ending.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 ° C

PAIRING: excellent with grilled beef and forest side dishes (eg chianina fillet with porcini mushrooms).