1 BOTTLE X 75cl 

14.5% vol

Produced from SANGIOVESE grapes selected and subjected to natural withering, then de-stemmed and left to ferment at a controlled temperature, in the presence of selected yeasts, in prolonged maceration on the marc in vitrified cement tanks.
The wine then passes for 12 months in 500 liter barrels, then it is reassembled before undergoing a long aging in the bottle.
It has a very dark ruby red color, an intense and dense aroma with scents of black truffle, marasca cherry, cooked plum and dried rose, a dry, warm, velvety and harmonious taste.
Serve at room temperature.

Features
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE VINEYARD
Serra di Castelbolognese 200 m.s.l.m
South West exposure

CRU
Podere Ca ’Zanelli

VINEYARD
Vigna della Collina (Sheet 28 Mapp.49) - Planting year 1980 - Cordon training system - Sesto 2.90 x 0.80 - Total grassing - no irrigation - Yield 7.5 hectares per hectare of fresh grapes. Yield of grapes / wine 45%

GRAPES
100% Sangiovese

HARVEST
third week of September - Grapes harvested at perfect ripeness with careful selection of bunches in 3Kg boxes. - Drying of the grapes

WINE
De-stemming - Fermentation in vitrified cement tanks with inoculation of selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins until the end of fermentation with temperature control (28/30 degrees) - Reassembly every eight hours

MATURATION AND AGING
In tonneaux (500lt oak barrels) 1/3 new, 1/3 second passage, 1/3 third passage for 12 months - Bottling and aging in bottle for 18 months