Description
Toscana Peconio 2018 Villa la Ripa
Variety: 100% Sangiovese
Intense 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 spices:, among which vanilla and cinnamon stand out.
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. The memory it leaves is persistent, swimming among aromas of currant, flowers and spices. The memory it leaves is persistent.
Excellent interpretation of Sangiovese from the north of Tuscany, not only for the advantageous price, which makes it affordable to many, but absolutely. It surpasses many other decidedly more famous and expensive Tuscans.
Toscana Peconio 2018 Villa la Ripa
Villa Ripa cultivates the grapes dedicated to Peconio in the hills of the municipality of Arezzo, in an area that would be under the name Chianti Colli Aretini and at an average altitude of 300 meters above sea level.
Training system: spurred cordon with a yield of 55 quintals per hectare.
The harvest is done manually around the end of September.
After destemming, the berries are left whole and alcoholic fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, for a period of about 10 days.
It carries out the malolactic transformation and refines for 6 months in second passage French oak barrels and tonneaux. After light filtration and bottling, it remains in the cellars to perfect for another 6 months.
