GROSSO SANESE

BLEND: 100% Sangiovese

TERROIR: Limestone and Clay

ALTITUDE: 400 a.s.l.

VINEYARDS: Monti in Chianti,

AGE: 15 – 30 Y

PRODUCTION: 60 q/ha

HARVEST: Highest quality handpicked selection

AGEING: 12 mo. used barriques and 12-36 mo. "botte grande"

PRODUCTION: 5.000-10.000 bottles.

Grosso Sanese comes from a vineyard of about two hectares adjacent to the company building. The land has a beautiful south-southeast exposure, the soil is calcareous of medium texture and mainly composed of alberese and galestro; the vines are pruned with the spurred cordon method, with a maximum number of six buds. The yield is limited to 50/60 ql. per hectare for a maximum total production of about 10,000 bottles per year.The fermentation and maceration process generally lasts for about thirty days, after which the wine is passed into barriques where the malolactic fermentation continues.Aging in Allier oak barriques lasts for 12 months,followed by an ageing in "Botte grande" of 12 up to 36 months, after which the final blending and bottling takes place. Before being released, the wine rests for another six months in the bottle.