Messorio, first produced in 1994, Messorio was a personal challenge with one of the most planted varieties in Bolgheri, on the Tuscan coast, and in the world: Merlot. From the start, the idea was to transform the best bunches into an impactful wine with a lot of personality, staying as far away as possible from the more soft, predictable style that is often associated with Merlot and instead making a thoroughbred eager to win the race. The name “messorio” refers to the wheat harvest, one of the most fundamental parts of the agricultural cycle.HARVEST REPORTSA normal winter season and a cool and rainy start to spring followed by a long dry period. The hot early summer temperatures brought an early growth of the plants and the small difference between night and day temperatures led to a fast ripening of the early grape varieties in late August. <-TECHNICAL SHEETDenomination: Toscana IGTFirst Vintage: 1994Grape varieties: Merlot 100%Vineyards: Puntone 1994, Vignone 1999Training System: guyotYield: 800 gr per plantHarvest period: last week of August and 1st week of SeptemberWinemaking: fermentation and maceration for 20 days, a part in steel tanks and a part in oak vatsAging: 14 months, 75% in new oak barriques and 25% in 2nd-use barriquesBottling: May 27, 2011