MESSORIO
Messorio, first produced in 1994, Messorio was a personal challenge with one of the most planted varieties in Bolgheri, on the Tuscan coast, and in the world: Merlot.
From the start, the idea was to transform the best bunches into an impactful wine with a lot of personality, staying as far away as possible from the more soft, predictable style that is often associated with Merlot and instead making a thoroughbred eager to win the race.
The name “messorio” refers to the wheat harvest, one of the most fundamental parts of the agricultural cycle.
Denomination: Toscana IGT
First Vintage: 1994
Grape varieties: Merlot 100%
Vineyards: Vignone 1999, Puntone 1994
Training System: guyot and double cordon spur
Yield: 800 gr. per plant
Harvest period: last week of August and 1st week of September
Winemaking: fermentation and maceration for 25 days in concrete
Aging: 18 months in new oak barriques