Nose
The bouquet shows intense and elegant hints of blackberries, violet, raspberries and vanilla.
Palate
The taste is full and generous with grilled almonds.
Growing Conditions
Production Area: Chianti Classico
The grapes were picked in mid-September. The rainy spring and the hot, dry and well aired Summer contributed to the freshness of the soil and helped the prompt maturation of the grapes.
Harvest
The grapes were picked in mid-September.
Winemaking
The 1997 vintage is well balanced , rich in colour with sweet tannins. After soft pressing, the selected grapes are vinified by traditional methods. The skins are left on during maceration for 16 days (at controlled temperature 30°C) just for sufficient time to give the wine its characteristics. The wine is then transferred into barriques of 225lt and barrels of 500lt for 20 months. A further three months ageing period follows in the bottle prior to release.
Aging
20 months, part in barriques and part in tonneaux.
Appearance
The colour is brilliant ruby red evolving to garnet hues.