2022 Poggio San Polo Rosso di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy

A year that will be remembered as hot and dry. Spring is characterized by a mild climate with little rainfall. Significant increase in temperatures, with peaks of up to 29°C-84,2°F, in the second half of May. Finally, towards the end of July and the beginning of August, the rains arrived for a total of 140 mm. A decisive event to overturn the outcome of a much-feared forecast for the vintage, favoring a drop in daytime temperatures and considerable night-time temperature excursions which in the following weeks allowed the plants to rebalance the parameters of the grapes. We were pleased to witness a general recovery in the vigor of the bunches which, after months of ho t and dry climatic conditions, quickly swelled, returning to dimensions more suited to Sangiovese, in this last phase of maturation. What was expected to be a difficult and qualitatively not excellent harvest, instead turned out to be a truly excellent harvest. We started the harvest on the 13th of September and finished on the 23rd of September. The grapes of the Vignamasso vineyard were harvested on the 20th of September.

We brought perfectly ripe grapes to the cellar, with thick and crunchy berries that will allow for good maceration.

Grape varieties: 100% Sangiovese

Vineyard: Vineyard Rossa and vineyard d'Oriente

Harvest: Grapes are hand harvested in small 17 kg crates during the last days of September

Vinification: Soft pressing of the grapes after careful selection of the bunches

Ageing: 12 months in lightly-toasted large barrels (2000 L and 4000 L). Bottle-aged before market release

Fermentation: In concrete tanks

Malolactic fermentation: In large barrels - 2000 L and 4000 L