Montereggi IGT Toscana 2018, Villa Bibbiani

Grower: Mauro Araneo and Stefano Nigi

Age of Vines: 35 years old

Grapes: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Village: Capraia e Limite, Florence

Region: Tuscany

Soil: Sandstone, skeletal and galestro

Production Methods: Grapes are harvested manually with a double sorting of the bunches in both the field and the cellar. They are introduced into steel tanks using gravity to slowly move them downwards and vinified at 25/28 deg C. They stay here for between 15 and 20 days with very gentle punch downs to improve maceration of the grapes and their skins. Malolactic fermentation followed by an 8 month stretch in French oak followed by six months in French oak casks.

Special Features: Spurred cordon pruning of the vines on the hills of Pulignano, overlooking the Etruscan archaeological site of Montereggi.

Country: Italy