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WINE NAME: LA QUERCE
TYPOLOGY: Toscana i.g.t.
WINE-GROWERS: La Querce di Massimo Marchi e C. s.a.s.
PRODUCTION ZONE: Florence hills of Impruneta. VINEYARD AREA: hectares 1,5
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 250 mts above sea level
SLOPE EXPOSURE: 25-30 % South
PLANTING YEAR: 1999
WAY OF GROWTH: Spur cordon
GRAPES: Sangiovese 90 %, Colorino 10 %
WINE RETURN Ha: 32 Hl.
HARVESTING: manual with crates, grapes are softly pressed
WINE MAKING: fermentation of about 18 days, with periodical pumping over for a better color and softer tannins extraction, partly carried in stainless steel tanks and partly in wooden crates.
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MATURATION: In new wooden French barriques for about 18 months
REFINING: In bottle for at least 6 months
PRODUCT QUANTITY: about 5.000 bottles of 0,750 liters per year
PACKAGING: ancient dark green 0,750 liters heavy bottle
TASTING NOTES: Intense ruby red color, with garnet reflexes; to the nose it is wide and strong, with a red fruits, spicy and vanilla notes. In the mouth its complex structure is noticed with soft tannins and long lasting final.
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