ColleMassari Riserva

Vintage 2020 - The climate

Scarce rainfall and lower-than-average temperatures marked the start of the 2020 growing season, causing a late start to vine growth. Summer, however, restored the normal pace of development, and harvest took place in its normal time-fame. Hot, dry weather accelerated ripening, and picking began on 28 August; a few days later, rain slowed and re-balanced the ripening process. Nudging the harvest along, until its conclusion on 22 September, were mild weather, intense sunlight, and significant day-night temperature ranges.

Color

Intense ruby red

Alcohol

14%

Grape variety

80% Sangiovese
10% Ciliegiolo
10% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Suitable with

Recommended food pairings: roasts and braises, game, and aged cheeses.

Tasting

This is a wine with a remarkable structure and complexity, crisp and beautifully balanced, releasing classic red berry fruit and spice notes.

Vinification

This wine is grown in vineyards lying at 300 metres’ elevation with varying aspects, planted in soils that range through sandstone, limestone-marl clays, alluvial cobble conglomerates, and red clays. These soils contribute to preserving Sangiovese’s authentic expression of its Montecucco hills terroir and are an important element in the formation of the identity classic to ColleMassari Riserva. The grapes are quality-selected in the oldest vineyards, averaging 17 years old and cultivated in accord with the natural practices of organic viticulture. Spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts is in small oak vats, with lengthy macerations of 3-4 weeks. The wine then matures for 18 months in large oak ovals and tonneaux.

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