WINE NAME: SORRETTOLE
TYPOLOGY: Chianti d.o.c.g.
WINE-GROWERS: La Querce di Massimo Marchi e C. s.a.s.
PRODUCTION ZONE: Florence hills of Impruneta.
VINEYARD AREA: hectares 2,5
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 250 mts above sea level
SLOPE EXPOSURE: 25-30 %, South
VINES PLANTATION: 1999 and 2003
WAY OF GROWTH: Spur cordon
GRAPES: Sangiovese 80 %, Canaiolo 10 %, Merlot 10 %
WINE RETURN Ha: 48 Hl.
HARVESTING: manual with crates, grapes are softly pressed
WINE MAKING: fermentation of about 13 days, with periodical pumping over for a better color and softer tannins extraction, in stainless steel tanks
MATURATION: in stainless steel containers.
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REFINING: in bottles for at least 2 months
PRODUCED QUANTITY: about 12.000 bottles of 0,750 liters per year
PACKAGING: green UVAG 0,750 liters Bordeaux bottle
TASTING NOTES: ruby red color, pleasantly fruity and with cherry notes to the nose, while fresh and long lasting in mouth. |
