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GROTTAIA ROSSO

Toscana IGT

2021

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot coming from our youngest vineyards on the Via Bolgherese. Fermented and matured in stainless steel only it’s a wine of great freshness and saltiness with a nice fruity nose. Its floreal label embodies a contemporary style, representing an authentic voice of the Tuscan cost.

BLEND

50% Cabernet Sauvignon
50% Merlot

GROWING YEAR

A fairly rainy winter ushered in the 2021 growing year, with above-average maximum temperatures, which brought an early budbreak in the vineyards. Spring, too, brought sporadic rain between April and early May, which re-appeared only in September. Summer was thus hot and dry, which kept the ecosystem healthy and pest-free and gifted us an early, and very high-quality harvest.

VINIFICATION

The clusters are picked by hand into small, 15 kg crates, each grape variety and vineyard parcel harvested separately. After a meticulous quality inspection before destemming, the berries macerate at a controlled temperature in stainless steel. A 2 week fermentation follows, then the wine is racked off and goes through malolactic fermentation.

MATURATION

The wines mature solely in stainless steel tanks, after which the individual lots are assembled into the final blend and bottled.