RED TUSCAN IGT “SANGUE DI LEONE” 2017 (0,75 L)

Harvest: 2017

Denomination: Rosso Toscana i.g.t.

Alcohol content: 14.5%

Total acidity: 5.5 g / l

Vines: Sangiovese (75%) and Merlot (25%).

Name of the Vineyards: Vineyard of the Palace.

Nature of Soils: silty-clayey, deep with very slight slopes.

Altitude: 400 m s.l.m ..

Breeding System: Spurred Cordon.

Density of Implantation: 4.000 - 4.100 vines / ha.

Production: 1.5 kg / strain.

Fermentation: in vitrified cement tanks, with the use of selected yeasts, at a controlled temperature.

Aging: one year's maturation in French oak tonneaux and barriques.

Bottles Produced: 2600

Description of the wine:

The 2017 vintage will be remembered as one of the driest in history.

This has caused a clear advance of the harvesting’s date and a considerable reduction in production.

The result is a wine with an intense garnet color and an extraordinary pure bouquet.

The notes recall spices, cloves and vanilla especially, but also toasted notes of coffee and chocolate.

The wine has a great consistency on the palate, warm structured with a thick tannic texture.

A noble wine, elegant, able to refine for many years in bottle.

To better express the qualities of this wine we recommend a serving temperature of 18-20° C.