TYPOLOGY Chianti DOCG

VINTAGE 2008

GRAPES Sangiovese (85%), Merlot and Cabernet (10%), others (5%)

PRODUCTION AREA Trequanda (Siena)

TUSCANY SURFACE OF VINEYARDS 18 hectares

ALTITUDE OFVINEYARDS 450 mt. a.s.l.

SOIL DESCRIPTION Potentially loose, sandy-slimy, to neutral-alkaline reaction, of sea origin ù

TRAINING SYSTEM Spurred cordon

DENSITY 5.000 plants for hectare

YIELD GRAPES 9 tons for hectare

AGE OF THE GRAPEVINES 9 years

HARVEST-TIME Elegant settembre/inizio October

VINIFICATION Picked grapes suffer a maceration to cold for 1 day

ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION Activated fermentation thanks to selected yeasts and behavior for 8 days to a non superior temperature to 28° in steel tanks with a maceration on the peels for 3-5 days

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION In steel vats AGEING 50% in steel vats and 50% in oak barrels by 25 hl for 12 months. Refinement in bottle for about 3 months

ALCOHOL 13 % Vol ACIDITY 5,2 gr/lt.

DRY EXTRACT 30,5 gr./lt.

ORGANOLEPTIC FEATURES The color is red intense ruby with purplish reflexes, from young, curtains to the red pomegranate with the ageing. The perfume is intense and articulated a great deal: mature cherries, plum, violet, with a discreet spices. In mouth freshness and softness are perceivable and they create a notable agreeability. Already good after one year from the vintage, he still benefits of a further period of refinement in bottle, to complete character of it and personality. Number of bottles produced 28,000 by 0,75 litres