Vintage 2022 - The climate
A winter marked by little rain and above-average temperatures was followed by much the same conditions as early as the first days of May. The longed-for rains finally appeared on 10 and 21 August, slightly lowering temperatures and re-hydrating the berries, thus encouraging the ripening process and ensuring excellent sugar and acidity levels. Harvest started early, in the final week of August, with the first Ciliegiolo. We picked the Sangiovese vineyards for the rosé base wines in the first week in September.
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It makes the perfect refreshing aperitif wine, but can be enjoyed equally throughout a meal, ideally with antipasto of cold cuts, grilled fish, and soft cheeses.
Grottolo is grown in vineyards lying at 300 metres’ elevation enjoying various aspects, planted in fractured macigno sandstone and limestone-marl clays. The harvested clusters are given a gentle pressing and the must immediately drawn off and fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel in order to preserve the crisp, varietal aromas of the grapes. The wine rests a minimum of three months in steel tanks to naturally gravity-settle. It was bottled on 3 February 2023.
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