PERCARLO 2021 IGT Sangiovese di Toscana BIO San Giusto a Rentennano

PERCARLO

Red Wine IGT Toscana

Organic wine

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Produced from 100% Sangiovese grapes, selected bunch by bunch from the best vineyards, with a yield limited to approximately 0.8 kg per plant, often harvested beyond the usual levels of ripeness. Fermentation and maceration take place in vitrified cement tanks, stainless steel and oak vats and lasts up to 30-35 days. The wine is aged in French oak barrels and tonneaux for 20-22 months and then refined for 15 months in the bottle. Most of the vineyards used for the production of Percarlo are located on Pliocene soils, formed by layers of sand and pebbles (tuff) 2 to 5 metres deep, below which there are clay banks. A smaller part is located on galestro and alberese soils on the south-western side of the estate; the “Corsignano” vineyards, near Monti in Chianti, are located on much more clayey soils. The average altitude is 270 metres above sea level. Despite the diversity between vintages (each wine is faithful to its terroir), Percarlo shows a consistency of characteristics that gives it its own distinct identity. It is a wine for long ageing, a strong expression of the soils of San Giusto a Rentennano.

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Percarlo 2021

Spring and Summer time were somewhat on the dry side. April and May were

marked by significantly low temperatures. June, July and the first half of August on the other hand, saw the temperatures rapidly increasing over the seasonal average. In September we had some moderate rainfalls with a good temperature range. Such favourable conditions have allowed a slow and regular ripening of the grapes.

All in all, a vintage of great concentration, intensely fruited and apt for prolonged ageing.

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Grapes: Sangiovese 100% selected, bunch per bunch, from the best vineyards.

Harvest: from 29th September to 12th October 2021-Yield per plant: 0,8-1 Kg

Length of fermentation and maceration on the skins: 38 days

Wood-ageing: approximately 22 months in 30 HL barrels and 500

liter French tonneaux of 1st, 2nd and 3rd passage.

Bottle ageing: 15 months - Bottled since 27th to 29th March 2024

Level sulphites: less than 100 mg per liter as required by organic laws.

First produced in 1983

Suitable for drinking: 2025/2034 and beyond

As this wine has been only lightly filtered. Some sediments may appear in the bottle.