Italy

QUERCIAROSSA

COSA MAREMMA TOSCANA ROSSO

PRODUCTION AREA: Magliano in Toscana 

MIXED GRAPES: Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet, Ciliegiolo 

TERRAIN: Clayey-sandy and clayey-calcareous, shal­low and arid; not homogeneous in its physical-chemi­cal characteristics because of the nature itself of the limestone the soil was made from and because of the different conditions it encountered during its process of fonnation. The soil is rich in limestone, very low in assimilable nitrogen and phosphorous 

GROWING SYSTEM: spurred cordon with dug soil 

DENSITY: 5000 vines/hectare 

VINES/HECTARE: 70 hectolitres 

ALTITUDE: 250 metres 

MICROCLIMATE: Typically Mediterranean, characte­rized by a prolonged dry spell in summer and mild winters, with sporadic frosts. The combination of dry summers with rainy winters is peculiar of the Me­diterranean climate. The sea helps determining the climate, which is temperate with limited annual and daily temperature excursions 

PRODUCTION PROCESS: Mechanical harvest of the grapes. Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled tem­perature inferior to 28° with the maceration of the skins for around 5-6 days in stainless steel vats 

ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES: Colour – iintense garnet red; Bouquet – fruity and complex bouquet with aro, mas of mature red fruits; Taste – marked fruity, round, morbid and persistent taste 

ALCOHOLIC GRADATION: 13,5% VOL. 

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18,0°C 

PAIRINGS: Salami and semi-aged chesses 

MORELLINO DOCG RINALDONE DELL’OSA
VERMENTINO (FONTE DELLE SERPI)