Gorgona Rosso 2019
Costa Toscana IGT
"The Tuscan archipelago is an earthly paradise of which Gorgona is the wildest and most luminescent pearl of Aphrodite.
his apparent grudge, the unspeakable seduction of perfumes and silences, and a nature that is moved by its strength,
his eternal puberty .... And all around, water and salt, reflecting the messages of heaven, tightening the laces to the sails. "(A.Bocelli - 2014)
Gorgona project was born in August 2012 thanks to the collaboration between Frescobaldi and Gorgona, the only penitentiary island in
Europe. Here the inmates spend their last sentence, working in contact with nature to develop
professionalism that facilitate reintegration into the working and social reality. Around a small vineyard, in the heart of a
amphitheater overlooking the sea, begins the project whose goal is to allow prisoners to have a concrete experience
and active in the field of viticulture, with the collaboration and supervision of the agronomists and oenologists Frescobaldi. Gorgona
Rosso sees the light with the 2015 harvest, from some rows of Sangiovese and Vermentino Nero, cultivated in agriculture
organic and then refined in a terracotta jar. The Gorgona Rosso label is dedicated to hope and the desire for
rehabilitation: with the hope that the important viticulture experiences acquired by the prisoners, can help them ascribe a
new page on returning to the company.
Climate trend
The 2019 season was characterized by a winter with rainfall below the seasonal average. Such precipitation
they intensified during the spring period, especially during the month of May, which was
fresh and mild at the same time. The months of June, July and August were hot with isolated rain showers well placed for
avoid risks of water stress for the vine. The grapes ripened perfectly and arrived healthy at the time of
harvest. September stood out for a beautiful day-night temperature range, ideal for slow ripening
and optimal.
Tasting notes
Gorgona Rosso 2019 makes us infatuated again, with its wonderful vital and elegant personality. His charismacatturai
senses and hits the mark, fascinating as never before; dazzle the color, bright and alive. The fruity note is distinctive with
scents reminiscent of ripe red fruits such as strawberry tree when sweet, Mediterranean scrub such as myrtle,
juniper and finally rosemary. Notes of softness and freshness emerge on the palate, with peaks that are never excessive but
always perfectly integrated. The tannin is present but velvety.