GROTTAIA
Toscana IGT Rosso
2023
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
The year 2023 was characterized by a particularly mild winter with only two days having minimum temperatures close to 0°C.
During the spring season, there was high rainfall between late April and May, followed by a hot summer with three significant precipitation events between mid-July and the end of August. September and the first half of October were dry and sunny months.
This seasonal trend led to an extension of the vine’s life cycle, with grapes ripening gradually while preserving good acidity and excellent phenolic maturity of the skins. Harvesting began on the last day of August with the Merlot and concluded in the first week of October with the Cabernet Sauvignon 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 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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