Classification:
Tuscany IGT
Grapes:
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 20%
Sangiovese
Climate:
The beginning of spring, marked by a certain amount of rainfall and temperatures slightly above the seasonal averages, favored budding of the different varieties a few days earlier than the average. However, the climatic trend determined an excellent flowering and related fruit setting.
The rainfall that characterized the first part of the summer period allowed the maintenance of a good vegetative balance of the plants also in the month of August and in fact it was possible to ascertain a complete veraison of all the varieties. However, the excellent fruit set resulted in a higher load of grapes on the plants than desired in order to have a production in line with our quality standard. For this reason, in the month of August, all the vines were carefully selected and the excess production thinned out.
In the first part of September the climatic trend was particularly favorable and the grapes ripened in the best possible way.


Vinification:
The grapes from the Solaia vineyard, which are strictly selected, are among the last to be harvested (beginning on 25 September for the Cabernet and Sangiovese one week later). The grapes were destemmed and softly pressed and vinified separately using new methods that guarantee a very delicate processing technique. Maceration took place in 50hl wooden vats (where, periodically, punching down is repeated to obtain a better extraction of colour, complexity and tannins). During this period (15 days for the Sangiovese and 20 days for the Cabernet), the wine also completed its alcoholic fermentation at a temperature not exceeding 30°C. The wine was then introduced into new barriques (Alliers &
Troncais) where, by the end of the year, it completed the malolactic fermentation.
Subsequently the wine was decanted for a careful assembly of the different varieties and brought back into barriques where it remained for approx. 14 months, at the end of which, the bottling took place. This was followed by aging in the bottle for at least 12 months before being released on the market.
Alcohol: 13.5% Vol.