Italy

QUERCIAROSSA

VERMENTINO (FONTE DELLE SERPI)

A hill drenched in light; a stretch of vineyards with two enormous oaks right in the middle: we are at the Fattoria Querciarossa Vineyard, between Magliano in Toscana and the sea of Talamone. An enchanted place, inhabited since the very beginning of our history. Remains from the Bronze Age till the Rinaldone Age have been found here. The Tomba dell’Arciere (Archer Tomb) is next to the cellars of the farm. The Etruscans dug a necropolis in the limestone rock next to the vineyards, leaving behind wonderful red colored paintings. The Romans too settled in this land; remains of a whole Roman farm, with the main country house and several other houses were found. Then the last, and perhaps, most fascinating discovery; the remains of an ancient Etruscan vineyard. This land, so rich in history is where Fattoria Querciarossa was born, with its cellars and its vineyards, where we produce wines with names and structures which bring us back to the history and the strength of this land.

PRODUCTION AREA: Magliano in Toscana 

MIXED GRAPES: 100% Vermentino 

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 formation. 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: 50 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 nnnual and daily temperature excursions 

PRODUCTION PROCESS: Manual harvest when the grapes are fully ripe. Immediate pressing and tempe­rature controlled fermentation (18°C). Maturation on yeasts for about 3 months 

ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES: Colour -pale yellow with golden streaks; Bouquet -intense and fruity with scent of apricot and yellow flowers; Taste -fresh and elegant, great ‘drinkability’ 

ALCOHOLIC GRADATION: 14,0% VOL 

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12,0°C 

PAIRINGS: grilled fish and shellfish, white meat trea­ted with delicate cooking. 

MORELLINO DOCG RINALDONE DELL’OSA
OSA MAREMMA TOSCANA ROSSO