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Toscana Rosso
Indicazione Geografica Tipica

A bright ruby colour with purplish highlights, the nose offers up notes of red fruit, cherries and blackberries, spices, pepper and tobacco. The palate is caressing, creamy and intense.

Istrione

Grape varieties

70% sangiovese, 20% cabernet franc, 10% syrah

Production zone

Valiano di Montepulciano, on the border between the municipalities of Montelpulciano and Cortona

Soil

Rich in sand (sandstone) and clay enriched with precious silt deposits

Training system

Spurred cordon and Guyot

Density of planting

5000 vines per hectare

Yield

80 quintals per hectare

Average age of vines

10 years

Ageing

In 10-hectoliter casks for 4 months followed by 8 months in 60-hectoliter barrels

Bottle maturation

6 months

Analytical data

Alcohol content 14% - Total acidity 5,1 g/l - pH 3,47

Wine format

0,75 L