Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Reserve
Located in a historic area for the production of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and considered one of the most suitable, Calimaia
it lies on the soft hills between the Val di Chiana and the Val d'Orcia. The vineyards arranged around the company's hill,
they enjoy an altitude of 300 meters above sea level. and they diversify by exposure and type of soil, thus allowing for
enhance every cultivated vine.
Climate trend
The 2019 climate trend was characterized by a warm winter, which was followed by a cool and rainy spring, in
especially in the months of April and May; budding was slightly delayed compared to the seasons
precedents. The transition from the spring to the summer period was sudden, with a rather June and July
warm. August, however, did not present excessive temperatures. In September temperatures were average, with
some rain concentrated in a few days. The climatology of the year favored the development of aromatic precursors
in grapes produced on yellow sand and sandstone soils. The grapes harvested from the vineyards on the clays have reached a flood
maturation of polyphenols producing opulent wines, with great tannic richness.
Technical notes
Variety: Sangiovese, locally called Prugnolo gentile, and complementary baccarossa vines
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Maturation: 36 months in oak barrels, 6 months in the bottle
Winemaking and maturation
The grapes were harvested by hand and subjected to careful selection in the field, after which they were vinified in
temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 26°C, and the fermentation was conducted spontaneously. There
maceration on the skins lasted 20 days and allowed perfect extraction of the polyphenolic substances, aided
by frequent pumping over in the initial phases of fermentation, interrupted by a delestage in the intermediate phase, and then
resume gently in the final phase. Malolactic fermentation is completed in steel before winter. In
followed, the wine remained to mature in 50 hl oak barrels for 36 months, and then continued refinement in the bottle
for another 6 months.
Tasting notes
Calimaia Nobile Riserva 2019 has a brilliant ruby red color. The olfactory impact is intense and decisive with a
bouquet in which the notes of cherry, wild strawberry and currant predominate and intertwine with balsamic hints of herbs
aromatics such as salvia and thyme. The spicy notes are very elegant and emerge with hints of pepper and nails
clove combined with vanilla and coffee. The entry into the mouth is voluminous and enveloping, with an exuberant and tannic note
an attractive and decisive spice. Wine of high complexity and notable length and persistence in the mouth