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Grapes:
Sangioveto.
Vineyards:
Grapes chosen from:
"CASAVECCHIA", "CAMPO A PITTI",
"DOCCIOLA", "CAMPO ALLA FONTE"
"SANTA MARIA NOVELLA".
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Terrain:
altitude: 1450 feet above sea level
soil: Decomposing sandstone providing light
soil rich in lime and texture
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Cultivation:
Guyot and single stalk.
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Yield per acres:
2 ton
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Wine making:
The grapes were all harvested by hand and collected in boxes holding from 33 to 44 lb., after they were destalked and very lightly crushed. The fermentation cellar was planned for controlling all the different phases of the vinification and for exalting the finest qualities of the grapes. The grapes first fermented in their own yeast at temperatures between 80 and 86°F for 14 days. During this phase, they were automatically punched down twice a day to draw out their finest qualities. After macerating on their skins for a further 7 days, the malolactic fermentation started and in January and February the wine was moved to Slavonian oak casks holding between 400 and 950 gallons and French oak barriques, where it was aged for 2 years and in port in stainless vats steel until bottling after a light filtration.
Tasting notes:
colour: Ruby red with a trace of garnet
nose: Elegant intense with hints of spices good connected with fruity scents
taste: good structure with evident tannins and long persistance
Buy Prelius wines at the Italian wine shop Wineshop.it
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Compagnia di Volpaia srl
Loc. Volpaia-Coltassala
53017 Radda in Chianti (SI)
P.IVA e Cod. Fisc. 00364860528
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Fattoria Castello di Volpaia
di Giovanna Stianti - Loc. Volpaia
53017 Radda in Chianti (SI)
P.IVA 00551100522
Cod. Fisc. STN GNN 47P57 D612 Z
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Tel. +39 0577 738066
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