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SANGIOVESE GROSSO 100%.

The Tricerchi Castle, built by the family of the same name in 1441, is now home to the company and home to the Squarcia family, who received it by direct descent. Today the company is headed by Tommaso Squarcia, a very young producer and entrepreneur with great views. What distinguishes Tommaso is the ability to combine the old tradition with the new youthful mentality in producing Brunello di Montalcino.

Brunello A.D. 1441 comes from a manual selection of the best grapes from Vigna del Castello and Vigna del Velo. 1441 is the year of the foundation of Castello Tricerchi.

Vinification: Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, long submerged cap maceration at a controlled temperature of 23 degrees, aging in Slavonian oak barrels of 15 and 20 hl for 36 months, refining in the bottle for at least 8 months.

Alcohol content: 14%

Vineyard: Hilly, tuffaceous, clayey and calcareous soil with southwest exposure.

Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and other vines.

Withering: The drying time of the grapes is determined by the climatic trend of the season and the variety of grapes.

Aging: Aged in oak barrels.

Color: intense ruby red.

Bouquet: spicy, characteristic and intense.

Taste: full, warm, velvety.

Alcohol Content: 16% Vol.

Pairing: Robust main courses, with meat and feathered and fur game, aged and spicy cheeses. It is advisable to sip it in good company, even outside the meal. Meditation wine.

Serving temperature: 18 ° -20 ° C

Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 25%, Syrah 25%.

Born in 1979 from an idea of ​​Ugo and Vittorio Contini Bonacossi, who wanted to produce a wine with a Bordeaux blend in Carmignano. The first vineyard, consisting of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, was located on the gravelly alluvial soil of the Furba stream, from which it takes its name.

In 1992, when the S. Alessandro vineyard, entirely of Cabernet Sauvignon, went into production, the blend was changed; in 1998 Syrah was added.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
COLOR: Very intense ruby ​​red, almost impenetrable.
BOUQUET: Wide, complex, elegant, fine, sweet, fruity with intense spicy notes.
TASTE: Soft, structured, of great volume, opulent, with dense and sweet tannins, acidity in balance with the structure, fat and density of the wine. Long, persistent, fruity aftertaste with taste sensations of small red fruits of the undergrowth married to intense and complex spicy notes.

Alcohol content: 15%

Sangiovese 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%

Vermentino of Sardinia 100%

Fermentation: in steel tanks at 16/18 ° C for 4 weeks Aging: 4-6 months, aging in the bottle

Aging potential: high

Color: straw yellow with slight golden reflections, very limpid

Nose: intense and complex with notes reminiscent of orange blossom, lemon, aromatic herbs, wisteria, lavender flowers, licorice and citrus honey

Taste: dry but at the same time lively and warm, rich and pulpy, with citrus and honey tones, the finish is long and caressing with great aftertaste persistence.

100% Merlot

Color: intense ruby red

Aromas: the nose shows a nice complexity, there are strong hints of red and black fruits such as blueberry, raspberry and cherry. Presence of flowers such as red roses in particular, clear notes of medicinal plants such as oregano, marjoram.

Taste: structured and warm, it has an entrance characterized by a pleasant softness, enveloping and balanced tannins, the spiciness of black pepper is confirmed. The finish is pleasantly long.

Alcoholic proof: 14.5%