Quercia del Serpente IGT Toscana Rosso Bio (6 bottles) - 68,00 € / 1 Liter

Quercia del Serpente – Toscana Rosso IGT Organic – 2017

• Type: Organic red wine
• Vintage: 2017
• Origin: Italy – Tuscany (Toscana Rosso IGT)
• Grape variety: 100% Syrah
• Alcohol content: 14% vol.
• Bottle size: 0.75 l
• Pack size: 6 bottles
• Price per bottle: €51.00 (excluding taxes and shipping costs)
• Base price: €68.00 / 1 litre (excluding taxes and shipping costs)

Description

Quercia del Serpente is an organic Toscana Rosso IGT produced exclusively from Syrah grapes grown in the Scansano area. It is an intense, elegant and full-bodied wine, aged for 18 months in French oak and then refined for a further 24 months in the bottle.

• Colour: Intense ruby red with purple edges.
• Aroma: Complex and very intense, with notes of sour cherry and blueberry combined with elegant spicy hints of black pepper and cloves. Subtle aromas of tobacco and cocoa complete the bouquet, together with well-integrated woody notes.
• Taste: Soft and enveloping, with velvety tannins, an elegant structure and excellent persistence.

Technical details

• Production area: Scansano (GR), Tuscany
• Vineyard: Syrah Alto Cru
• Soil: Medium-textured, clay-limestone and stony soil
• Altitude: 250 metres above sea level
• Exposure: East / south-east
• Training system: Guyot
• Planting density: 5,500 vines/ha
• Harvest: Third week of September, manually harvested in small crates
• Grape selection: Manual selection of both bunches and individual berries
• Winemaking: Gravity-fed processing without the use of pumps. Fermentation and vinification in concrete tanks.
• Ageing: 18 months in French oak and 24 months in the bottle
• First vintage: 2017
• Production: 1,800 bottles
• Serving temperature: 16–18 °C
• Food pairings: Ideal with red meats, braised dishes, roasts, game, richly flavoured dishes and mature cheeses.

Producer / Bottler:
TENUTA DI MONTEROZZINO SOCIETA' AGRICOLA A R. L. – LOCALITA' COLLE DI LUPO – 58051 MAGLIANO IN TOSCANA (GR) – Italy