Nose

Wine that has confirmed its elegance and harmony over the years. Always clean and fruity on the nose.

Palate

Full and substantial on the palate, with remarkable persistence and excellent end.

Growing Conditions

Production Area: Chianti Classico

Winter lasted until March. April and May were sufficiently rainy, and followed by a mild summer with infrequent rains. But towards the 20th of August there was a clear reversal of the trend: the last 10 days of August, all of September and the first two weeks of October were sunny and hot, with an accentuated temperature range with up to ten/fifteen degrees of difference between markedly hot days and cool nights. We consider the 2006 vintage to be the best in the last fifteen years, with an excellent aromatic complexity, good alcohol content and a considerable polyphenolic structure.

Bottling

Mid September 2008

Winemaking

28°-31° C Maceration period: 16 days of skin contact

Aging

16 months in barriques and tonneaux

Appearance

Intense and deep ruby red hue with garnet highlights, indicative of a perfectly ripe fruit.