Poggio Torselli Rosso

ESTATE: Poggio Torselli

DENOMINATION: Rosso Toscano IGT (Red)

GRAPE VARIETY: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot

SOIL: Calcareous clay

HARVEST: The certified-organic grapes are handpicked and twice sorted.

WINEMAKING: De-stemmed grapes are transferred to temperature-controlled non-vitrified concrete tanks for a 15-day fermentation period, followed by three days of maceration on the skins.

AGING: 24 months in 500-litre French oak barrels, followed by three months in concrete tanks and a further three months in bottle.

BOTTLING: To be bottled

ALCOHOL: 13.5%

TASTING NOTES: Intense ruby-red colour with aromas of ripe plum and balsamic. Notes of vanilla and black pepper are a result of the extended aging period in wood. The wine envelops the mouth with full tannins and a fine finish.