Description
Toscana Rosso Iuli’o 2019 Castello Tricerchi
Variety: Sangiovese 100%
Slightly dull ruby red color.
The nose has aromas of fresh fruit such as cherry and red plum. Followed by wild berries, and some notes of dry leaves and generally of undergrowth. Also ideas of sweet spice :, and spicy appear together with leather. Clean and intense, as a whole they surprise for freshness and cleanliness.
On the palate it has a good structure with acidity and tannins in good dusting. The latter in particular are silky and not pungent. Excellent substance with thickness and fatness of the sip, so as to be balanced and in harmony. Aromas of red fruits and spices come from the palate. The memory it leaves is persistent.
Tuscan red from Sangiovese vinified in order to enhance the freshness of the Sangiovese.
Effectively accompanies beef stews, pork loin roasts and spicy chicken wings. Effective and satisfying also with pinto beans stir-fried with garlic, shallot, parsley, Etna chilli, cumin and turmeric.
Toscana Rosso Iuli’o 2019 Castello Tricerchi
Vineyards extend for 13 hectares close to the Castle, in the Altesi area to the north of Montalcino. The castle was built by the Altesi family during the XIII century, and was completed in 1441 by the Tricerchi family.
The vineyards are part of an estate that extends for 400 hectares, and have an altitude of 300 meters above sea level and a solar exposure directed towards the south west.
Nature of the soil is of medium texture, clayey and sandy, very rich in skeleton. The type of breeding is espalier with spurred cordon pruning.
Density of the plants is 4,000 per hectare, and an age of 15 years.
Yield per hectare is 70 quintals and per plant of about 1.5 kg
The harvest is conducted by hand towards in mid-october
After reaching the winery, the grapes carry out the alcoholic fermentation with maceration on the skins, in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 23 ° C for a period of about ten days.
Once the malo-lactic transformation is over, it is refined in used barriques for 3 months.
