CASTELLO DI SELVOLE MERLOT TOSCANO

A french grape variety grown in Tuscany gives the wine an intense body and fragrance.

GRAPE TYPE: Cabernet Franc 100%

DENOMINATION: IGT Toscana Rosso

PRODUCTION ZONE: Tuscany, Chianti Classico

TERRAIN TYPE: Calcareous clay, marl, mixed paste

VINEYARD: altitude 450 m, exposure South SOUTH EAST, yield per hectar 40 QI

VINES PER HECTARE: 8.000

FARMING TYPE: Guyot

HARVEST PERIOD: end September

VINIFICATION: Fermentation in steel tanks at controlled temperature, maturation in steel or concrete tanks for 6 months

WOOD AGING: 18 months french oak

BOTTLE AGING: at least 6 months