Timeless emotions

This Super Tuscan wine was created by the cellar master at Podere Casanova. It is the result of a passion for blending the best Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah, and Prugnolo Gentile grapes. Warm and enveloping on the palate with a wonderfully pleasant, lingering finish. Fermented and aged in fine oak barrels.

Natural wooden box and corkscrew included: the touch of class that makes your Christmas gifts special.

WINEMAKING

Manual harvesting with cluster selection. Fermentation of the entire blend in barriques/tonneaux for about 15–20 days. Maceration on the skins for about 10 days. Malolactic fermentation and ageing in new barriques for 18 months. Bottle ageing for 24 months.

Production area: MONTEPULCIANO (SI) – Argiano
Grape varieties: Sangiovese – Merlot – Syrah – Cabernet Sauvignon
Soil: Pleistocene deposits composed of yellowish-brown sands with sandy–clayey interlayers.
Altitude: 252–271 m
Planting year: 1998
Harvest period: last ten days of September – early October
Planting density: 6,250 vines/ha
Training system: Spur-pruned cordon
Yield per vine: 0.6–0.7 kg/vine
First vintage: 2005
Ageing potential: 25 years
Ageing: 18 months in new barriques and 24 months in bottle

Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.
Serving temperature: 16–18°C

FOOD PAIRINGS

Structured meat dishes, such as braised game, wild boar “in salmì”, stewed lamb, and Chianina beef fillet with truffle.

AWARDS

Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani — Luca Maroni: 95 points

Wines Critic — Raffaele Vecchioni: 93 points