MAURLEO -

Rosso IGT Toscana

Vintage:  2005

Alcohol: 13 % vol.

Bottles produced: 37,000

Blend  50%  Sangiovese  50% Malvasia nera  

Training system:

Spurred cordon

Harvest period:

First and second third of September.

Soils profile: Base of sandstone, with considerable intrusion

of marine fossil formations,

well integrated with abundant clay.

Growing area:

San Miniato (Pisa), Italy.

Altitude:

100-150 m.

Vineyard density:

7,000 vines per hectare.

Yield per vine: 1.3 kg grapes

Vinification:

glass-lined cement vats,

with two weeks’ maceration on the skins.

Maturation:

12 months in French barriques.

Ageing: 6 months in glass

Recommendations:

Store the bottle on its side at 20° or less.

Avoid full light. Uncork at least an hour before

serving.

Serving suggestions: Grilled meats, wild fowl, medium-aged cheeses.

Sensory profile: Colour purple-edged deep ruby

Nose Rich, showing berry fruit and subtle vanilla

Palate lovely velvety texture, supported by

expressive tannins, and exhibiting all the smoothness