Assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. Maceration on the skins for about two weeks with frequent deléstage (pumping over). Fermentation in steel tanks, where the wine remained for another four months in its first ageing period, followed by further ageing in used French oak barrels for six to eight months. The first vintage was 2002.
Damp spring, followed by a cool and wet summer with plenty of rain. Things didn't look so good until September arrived with warm temperatures and sufficient sunshine that lasted long enough to benefit the later-ripening grape varieties. This saved the vintage overall, and helped Sangiovese and some French varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, in particular. Harvests of the earlier ripening Merlot, on the other hand, were sadly not too successful, as was the case for many of the whites. If I'd have to summarise the vintage, I'd say it produced reds that are relatively slim and elegant at best.
| Vintage: |
2014 Damp spring, followed by a cool and wet summer with plenty of rain. Things didn't look so good until September arrived with warm temperatures and sufficient sunshine that lasted long enough to benefit the later-ripening grape varieties. This saved the vintage overall, and helped Sangiovese and some French varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, in particular. Harvests of the earlier ripening Merlot, on the other hand, were sadly not too successful, as was the case for many of the whites. If I'd have to summarise the vintage, I'd say it produced reds that are relatively slim and elegant at best. |
| Colour: | red |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | yes |
| Grape variety: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | Tenuta San Guido |
| Country: | Italy |
| Region: | Tuscany |
| Subregion: | n/a |
| Appellation: | Toscana IGT |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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