Tenuta Calimaia
The winter was mild, with temperatures only dropping below freezing a few times. Fortunately, after a warm and dry spring and summer, with very light and insignificant precipitation, winter was also very rainy, which helped to refill the aquifers. The harvest began early, in the first week of September, and concluded around 20 September.
Wine Variety: 90% Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, and 10% complementary red grape varieties
Maturation: 24 months in oak barrels
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Vinification and ageing: Once harvested by hand, the grapes were vinified in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature (26 °C), and fermentation took place spontaneously. Maceration on the skins allowed for perfect extraction of the polyphenols, assisted by frequent pumping over in the initial stages of fermentation, "délestage" in the intermediate stage, and further pumping over in the final stage. Malolactic fermentation was completed in steel before winter. As usual, the wine was matured in 50 hL oak barrels for 24 months. Before being released on the market, Calimaia was aged in the bottle at our winery for the next 4 months.
Organoleptic Notes: The Tenuta Calimaia Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2022 is an intense and vibrant shade of ruby red. On the nose, it is predominantly fruity, with hints of red fruits reminiscent of cherries and currants, as well as notes of black berries, followed by hints of undergrowth, wild flowers and spicy notes. On the palate, the tannins are dense and silky. Fresh and balanced. The finish is long.
The winter was mild, with temperatures only dropping below freezing a few times. Fortunately, after a warm and dry spring and summer, with very light and insignificant precipitation, winter was also very rainy, which helped to refill the aquifers. The harvest began early, in the first week of September, and concluded around 20 September.
Wine Variety: 90% Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, and 10% complementary red grape varieties
Maturation: 24 months in oak barrels
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Vinification and ageing: Once harvested by hand, the grapes were vinified in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature (26 °C), and fermentation took place spontaneously. Maceration on the skins allowed for perfect extraction of the polyphenols, assisted by frequent pumping over in the initial stages of fermentation, "délestage" in the intermediate stage, and further pumping over in the final stage. Malolactic fermentation was completed in steel before winter. As usual, the wine was matured in 50 hL oak barrels for 24 months. Before being released on the market, Calimaia was aged in the bottle at our winery for the next 4 months.
Organoleptic Notes: The Tenuta Calimaia Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2022 is an intense and vibrant shade of ruby red. On the nose, it is predominantly fruity, with hints of red fruits reminiscent of cherries and currants, as well as notes of black berries, followed by hints of undergrowth, wild flowers and spicy notes. On the palate, the tannins are dense and silky. Fresh and balanced. The finish is long.
Tenuta Calimaia
This project marks the return of the Frescobaldis to Montepulciano in the name of that exploratory nature which also belonged to Lionardo Di Niccolò Frescobaldi: explorer, writer and merchant, he became mayor of Montepulciano in 1390.
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Every cluster of Sangiovese that grows in Pieve Cervognano carries with it the strength of a land that tells ancient stories.
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