“SOTTO CASA” Vino Nobile Riserva DOCG
Designation of origin and guaranteed
This “Sotto Casa” Riserva label is produced from the 2011 vintage and is the natural development of our black label Vino Nobile Riserva produced for the first time in the 2001 vintage with the idea of harmonizing elegance, character and freshness of Sangiovese, with the tannic texture, structure and fullness of two international vines such as Cabernet and Merlot.



Now this Vino Nobile is a Cru so the grapes are not selected from different parts of the property but come only from our historic "Sotto Casa" vineyard whose soil and characteristic microclimate contribute to the creation of an elegant and structured wine.

Soil

The vineyard is planted on stony red soil of alluvial origin. The average density of the plant is 6500 plants per hectare.

Grape

The vines that contribute to the composition of this reserve are:
80% Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. The grapes are selected and harvested in order to maximize the expressiveness of each cultivar.

Winemaking

The different cultivars are harvested separately, and separately, after destemming and pressing, they are fermented, using indigenous yeasts, in oak vats filled to no more than two thirds of their capacity. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about a week at a controlled temperature of 28 to 30 degrees. During winemaking, the must is manually pumped over and the glass is filled. Maceration continues, where possible, for another 5/8 days after fermentation.

Aging

Each Couvée ages separately in Slavonian or French oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation also takes place, the capacity varies from 3 to 30 hl depending on the cultivar. Maceration lasts 28/32 months. The final mixing takes place a fine maturation. Before marketing the wine ages in the bottle for a few months.

Optimal maturity

The aging potential of this Reserve is a few decades, but the optimal maturation period recommended by us varies, depending on the vintage, from six to ten years from the harvest.