Aroma
Complex hints emerge on the nose,
creating a pleasant combination of freshness
notes
and pleasantness, with ethereal of
hydrocarbons, floral notes like hawthorn and sweet
notes such as honey.
Maturation
16 months in total between ceramic, wooden
and steel vats in contact with the fine lees and a
further 12 months in the bottle.
Appearance
In the glass it is clear, intense yellow in
colour.
Palate
On the palate it is broad,
fresh, mineral, complex and very persistent.
Vinification
Fermentation, lasting about 4 weeks,
takes place partly in ceramic, partly in wooden vats
and partly in steel. Malolactic fermentation is not
carried out.
Region Notes
Grapes from the single vineyard "Boscogrosso"
located on the top of the hill that acts as a watershed
between the municipalities of Monleale and
Volpeglino, with west/south-west exposure. The soil
is calcareous-clayey and the altitude is 310 m. a.s.l.
The vines are cultivated with the Guyot system, with a
density of about 4,500 plants per hectare. The total
area is about 2 hectares.