Wine

2007 Toscana Red Super Tuscan IGT

Appellation

Toscana IGT

Region

Toscana

Composition

90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot

Alcohol

12.5%

Vinification and Refinement

This fine wine is made primarily from choice Sangiovese grapes grown in selected Tuscan vineyards having sandy, clay-like, and calcareous soil. Following the age-old traditional vinification method, fully mature grapes are harvested from the vineyards and crushed almost immediately. The grapes are then poured into large inox tanks for fermentation. The primary fermentation evolves at a controlled temperature of 80-82 D F until the process is complete. The wine is then filtered and stored at a constant temperature in oak casks and small barriques for a minimum of 12 months in order to obtain warm tone and color ripe.

Description

Color - Bright ruby red Bouquet - Oak and fruit; gentle and harmonious Flavor - Cherry and plum; fruity with oak finish

Food Pairings

Ideal with all Mediterranean dishes, beef roast, game, and spicy cheese. Serve at room temperature.

Point of interest

Super Tuscan is an unofficial category of Tuscan wines, the origin of which is rooted in the restrictive DOC practices of the Chianti zone prior to the 199os. Although now modified, the regulations at that time required Chianti to be composed of no more than 70% Sangiovese and at least 10% of a local white wine grape, resulting in a wine perceived by some to be inferior.

Unwilling to concede to these regulations, in 1971 the Marchese Piero Antinori created a “Chianti-style” Sangiovese-Cabernet blend, resulting in the birth of the Super Tuscan.