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Colour: deep ruby red with a light pomegranate nuance.
Perfume: Persistent with aromans of violet
Taste: this wine is full-bodied, rich of velvety and elegant tannins. Persistent and long-lasting in the final tasting step.
Gastronomy: it can be combined with important meals such as grilled red meat, game or seasoned cheese.
Service temperature: Approx. 16° / 18° C.
Production area: area of Firenze hills
Hamlet: Greve in Chianti
Height: 250 meters above sea level
Exposure: South-West
Position: Hilly area
Soil composition: Clay medium-textured soil
Grape: Sangiovese 80%, Canaiolo and/or Cabernet Savignon up to 20%.
Training system: Guyot, spurred cordon
Plant density: 3.900 plants/hectare (1,579 an a)
Plants medium life: 25-30 years
Grape yield per hectare : 5000 kg /hectare
Harvest: by hand
Vinification: fermentation is made in steel vats; the wine is in contact with the skins for about 15-20 days, with pumping-over, cap plunging and break-up twice a day.
Fermentation temperature: 28° approx.
Av. Bottle fining: 3 months
Alcoholic volume: 12 %
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