PIETROSE 2013 Toscana Rosso IGT Fattoria della Talosa

Appellation: Toscana Rosso I.G.T.

Production area: Loc. Pietrose Montepulciano

Type of soil: Medium mixture of Pliocene origin

Grapes: Merlot

Altitude: 350/400 m asl

Aspect: South/West Facing

Training system: Spurred Cordon

Production per ha: 4000 kg

Ageing potential: over 25 years

Kind of grape harvest: manual selection of the best Merlot grapes the first half of September.

Fermentation and ageing: after a careful selection of grapes, the fermentation time is about 15-20 days at controlled temperatures in stainless steel, cone-shaped. Following the malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and oak. The maturation is for 2 years in the new oak tonneaux, big barrels and stainless steel. The finished wine continued to be aged in bottle before release for lon time.