Dense cherry juice with a meaty, saline, umami core. No-makeup Tuscan beauty.
Article number: | Dense cherry juice with a meaty, saline, umami core. No-makeup Tuscan beauty. |
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Grape varieties: Ciliegiolo
Region: Tuscany
Appellation: Toscana VdT
Soils: Sandy soils with decomposed gneiss, alluvial soil, and clay.
Vine age: 10-60 years
Farming: Certified biodynamic. Vineyard treatments include tisane (hot water with herbs) and decoction (cold water with extracts). Bertrand’s no-till method (no tools penetrate the earth more than 10cm) means the earth is not disturbed. Estate fruit.
Vinification: grapes were macerated and fermented in 1500-liter conical wood tanks (80% whole cluster) for one month before being pressed and racked into stainless steel tanks
Aging: Aging for 3 months in tank, bottled unfined, unfiltered, zero sulfur added.