FRESH. FLAVORFUL. CLEAN. 91pts - James Suckling WINE OVERVIEW TASTING NOTES Notes of raspberry, red currant and cherry, which blend with the vanilla and spicy notes that derive from the aging in wood. Great structure and elegance with soft tannins and a long finish. EAT WITH A very food friendly wine. Try paired with traditional Italian dishes. steak, pastas or a hearty stew. TECH INFO Harvested from 2 hectares of the Poggio Gualtieri vineyard in Pontassieve from organic certified grapes. The vineyard is south-east facing and harvested between the last month of September and first month of October. The vineyards are certified organic. Soil: Alberese calcareous clay Fermentation: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. Malolactic fermentation in 18hl barrels and barriques. Aging: 15-18 months, 50% of the time in 18hl Slavonian oak and 50% in French oak barriques. Aged an additional 12 months in bottle before release. Grape: 90% Sangiovese, 10% other red grapes Elevation: 1150 feet Alcohol: 14% More about Grignano The Grignano estate was the first personal property of Caterina De Medici (1519-1589). In the 1970s, the estate passed into the hands of the Inghirami family, one of the best in Italian textile-fashion, who transformed it into a historic wine and olive oil producing company with 600 hectares of land, of which 50 are cultivated with vineyards, 200 with olive groves, 100 with arable land and 250 with forest.
