GROTTAIA
Toscana IGT Rosso
2024
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot coming from young vineyards. Fermented and matured solely in stainless steel. It’s a wine of great freshness and saltiness with a nice fruity nose. Its floral label embodies a contemporary style, representing an authentic voice of the Tuscan coast.
BLEND
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
50% Merlot
GROWING YEAR
2024 is a particular vintage, which we could define as neatly divided from a meteorological point of view. A hot and dry summer with maximum temperatures always above 30° and no rainfall, contrasted by a cool and
rainy spring and autumn.
The abundant winter and spring rains allowed the land to recharge its water reserves, which were then available to the vines during the hottest summer periods.
The summer heat and the early budding of the vines resulted in the picking of the early varieties, Merlot in particular, in the third decade of August, followed by a long break in the harvest, thanks to a decidedly cooler climate starting from September 6th. This rebalanced the gradual ripening of the grapes according to the variety and the terroir of each vineyard or parcel of land.
The harvest ended in the first days of October with the picking of the
Cabernet Sauvignon, just a couple of days after the Cabernet
Franc.
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 de-stemming, the berries macerate at a controlled temperature in stainless steel. A two-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.
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