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Blend of Sangiovese and Syrah. Maceration in contact with the skins for about 25-30 days>; at the end of this phase the Syrah is transferred into barriques and the Sangiovese into French oak tonneau.
The assembled wine is returned to wood for a further year of maturation, before being released for consumption it is refined in the bottle for a minimum of 12-18 months. From the 2013 vintage it becomes our Riserva Orcia DOC

Description
Wine produced in the Sienese hills, with high-density plants.
The completely manual management of the greenery combined with severe thinning during the veraison phase of the bunches, lead to yields of around 700/800 grams per vine.
The manual harvest of the grapes is done in small crates, it is immediately taken to the cellar and carefully selected on a double sorting belt.
The destemmed grapes fall by gravity into the tanks where they undergo maceration in contact with the skins for about 25-30 days.
At the end of this phase, the Syrah is transferred into barriques and the Sangiovese into French oak tonneaux, with an appropriate new/used ratio depending on the vintage, where they undergo malolactic fermentation.
The assembled wine is returned to wood for a further year of maturation, before being released for consumption and is refined in the bottle for a minimum of 12-18 months.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
Area of ??origin: Municipality of Sarteano (SI)
Altitude above sea level: 340-380 m above sea level
Soil: clay-silty and stony
Plant density: 6,666 vines per hectare
Training system: spurred cordon
Harvest period: end of September/October
Yield per hectare: 40-50 quintals of grapes
Vinification: in contact with the skins for about 25-30 days in stainless steel tanks, aging in wood for 24 months
Aging: 12 - 18 months in bottle