Vintage 2012
Production area:
Montalcino - Siena - Sant'Angelo in Colle. South facing hillside slopes of Eocene origin enjoying a favourable sunny exposure all day long. Average height 300 m. above sea level.
Weather conditions:
After a cold and occasionally snowy winter, some positive weather events produced a little water accumulation in the soil. The spring was quite warm. The summer was very hot without rain. The rains of early September restored the balance to some extent favouring the ripening of the Sangiovese grape. The overall drought led to a noticeable reduction of yields with small berries and great concentration of the grapes.
Vineyard and grapes:
The Banditella vineyard, planted in 1998 with the clones of Sangiovese selected among Col d’Orcia clones over the past 10 years, provides the basis for one of the most excellent expressions of Sangiovese grape. Manual harvest with rigorous selection of the bunches.
Vinification:
Medium-long maceration in short and wide tanks at temperatures which never rise above 28° in order to preserve a fresh and long-living fruit. Two daily pumping over combined with 2 délestages on the 3rd and the 5th day of fermentation give an efficient, but delicate extraction of colour and tannins.
Ageing:
After the the malolactic fermentation the wine is transferred into barriques and tonneaux (oak from Allier, Fontainebleau and Blois) where it refines for over one year.
Main Features
Colour:
Deep ruby red, with light violet hints.
Bouquet:
Intense and complex. The scents of vanilla, spices and oak combine well with the ripe blackberries aromas.
Taste:
Excellent structure, soft and ripe tannins well balanced with the oak flavours. The aftertaste is ample, long and persistent.
Alcohol content:
14,5%
Total acidity level:
5.7 g/l
Serving temperature:
18° C
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