IL MARZOCCO TOSCANA I.G.T. CHARDONNAY
2024
LIFE THROUGH GLASS
In 1987, our winery was the first in Tuscany to produce a barrel-aged white wine, with grapes grown in the Cortona foothills.
Today, the wine continues to be a leading trend with its vinification in concrete eggs, terracotta jars and oak barrels. An elegant, dynamic wine, it owes its name to a stone lion, a symbol of wisdom and strength, which stands in front of Palazzo Avignonesi
in Montepulciano.
VINTAGE 2021
Temperatures at the beginning of spring 2021 were higher than usual. However, no one would have expected a winter weather episode in April;
frost causes substantial damage that affects the yield but, fortunately, not the quality. Mild summer with generally cool temperatures
mitigated the lack of rainfall. The abundant water reserves stored in the soil during the winter allowed the grapes to ripen properly.
TASTING NOTES
An elegant, dynamic and deep wine, Marzocco will enchant you with its explosive notes of fresh flowers such as acacia and ripe
pineapple accompanied by intriguing nuances of vanilla. On the palate it is sumptuous and creamy with notes of elderflower, apricot
and honey. The mouth is delighted by a vibrant mineral finish.
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GRAPES
100% Chardonnay
ALCOHOL
13%
PRODUCTION
5,598 bottles
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FROM THE VINEYARD TO VINIFICATION
SOIL TYPE
Pleistocene soil (3 million - 120,000 years ago), rich in clay and limestone.
VINEYARD SPECIFICATIONS
This vineyard was planted in 2003. The vines are trained using the Guyot system at an altitude of 300 meters
a.s.l. / 984 feet a.s.l. and grow at a density of 3,579 plants/hectare (1,431 plants/acre)
with a North-West row orientation.
HARVEST
August 20 to 26
VINIFICATION
Fermentation using the pied de cuve technique, harvested a week before the rest of the
grapes. Once alcoholic fermentation began, 60% of the must was transferred to French
oak barrels. The other 40% was transferred to a concrete egg where it also completed its
maturation.
AGING
6 months on the fine lees and at least 2 months in bottle