IL MARZOCCO TOSCANA I.G.T. CHARDONNAY
2021
LIFE THROUGH A GLASS
In 1987, our winery was the first in Tuscany to produce a barrel-aged white wine, with grapes cultivated in Cortona’s foothills.
Today the wine continues to be a trend leader with its vinification in a concrete egg, a terracotta jar and oak barrels. An elegant
dynamic wine, it owes its name to a stone lion, symbol of wisdom and strength, which can be found in front of Palazzo Avignonesi
in Montepulciano.
2021 VINTAGE
Temperatures in early spring 2021 were higher than usual. However, no one would have expected a winter weather episode in April;
frost causes substantial damage affecting the yield but, luckily, not the quality. A mild summer with generally cool temperatures
mitigated the lack of rainfall. The abundant water reserves stored in the soil during the winter allowed the grapes to ripen properly.
TASTING NOTES
An elegant, dynamic and profound wine, Marzocco will enchant you with its explosive notes of fresh flowers such as acacia and ripe
pineapple accompanied by intriguing nuances of vanilla. The palate is sumptuous and creamy with notes of elderflower, apricot
and honey. The mouth is delighted by a vibrant, mineral finish.
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GRAPES
100% Chardonnay
ALCOHOL
13%
PRODUCTION
5,598 bottles
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FROM VINEYARD TO VINIFICATION
SOIL TYPE
Soil from the Pleistocene (3 million - 120,000 years ago), rich in clay and limestone.
VINEYARD SPECIFICS
This vineyard was planted in 2003. The vines are guyot-trained at an altitude of 300 metres
a.s.l. / 984 feet a.s.l. and grow at a density of 3,579 plants / hectare (1,431 plants / acre)
with a North-West row orientation.
HARVEST
From August 20th to 26th
VINIFICATION
Fermentation using the pied de cuve technique, harvested one week before the rest of the
grapes. Once alcoholic fermentation started, 60% of the must was transferred into French
oak barrels. The other 40% was transferred to a concrete egg where it also completed its
maturation.
AGEING
6 months on fine lees and at least 2 months in bottle
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