Denomination: ToscanaIGT
Vines: 85% Sangiovese; 10% Montepulciano; 5% Sagrantino
Vineyards of origin: Sangiovese: San Quirico d'Orcia (SI); Montepulciano: Moresco
(FM); Sagrantino: Spello (PG).
Soil type: Mainly clayey and tuff (Sangiovese); clayey/sandy,
deep, with calcareous deposits (Montepulciano); clayey/silty (Sagrantino).
Altitude: 314 m above sea level. (Sangiovese); 300 m above sea level (Montepulciano); 220 m above sea level
(Sagrantino).
Training method: Spurred cordon.
Planting density: 5,000 vines/ha (Sangiovese); 4,000 vines/ha (Montepulciano);
3,200 vines/ha (Sagrantino).
Unit production: 1.2 kg/vine (Sangiovese); 1.5 kg/log (Montepulciano);
0.8 kg/log (Sagrantino).
Fermentation: at controlled temperatures with selected yeasts, in steel containers and
in truncated cone vats wood.
Aging: 18 months in French Oak barriques – 50% first passage and 50% second passage.