TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  75% Sangiovese, 15% Syrah, 15% Merlot

ABV:  14%

Vineyard:  Ten hectares of vines averaging 40 years old, planted on ancient preglacial soils where the Ligurian plate meets the Tuscan formation. Soils are layered with limestone, clay, sandstone, and alluvial deposits.

Cellar: Grapes are hand-harvested in small boxes, sorted twice, destemmed, and fermented in wooden vats with manual foot punch-downs. Maceration lasts 10–15 days. The wine completes MLC in lightly toasted French barriques, 5% new, then ages for 12 months in barrel and a further six months in concrete before bottling. ~12,000 bottles produced.

CSPC:  151303

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Lucca, Tuscany

Appellation:  Colline Lucchesi DOC

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Varietal/Blend:  75% Sangiovese, 15% Syrah, 15% Merlot

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  151303