Tenuta Calimaia Riserva
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: Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, and complementary red grape varieties
Maturation: 24 months in oak barrels, 6 months in the bottle
Alcohol content: 14%
Vinification and ageing: The grapes were harvested by hand and then carefully selected in the field, after which they were vinified in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 26 °C, and fermentation took place spontaneously. Maceration on the skins lasted 20 days and allowed for perfect extraction of the polyphenolic substances, aided by frequent pumping over in the initial phases of fermentation, interrupted by deléstage in the intermediate phase, before gently resuming in the final phase. Malolactic fermentation was completed in steel before winter. The wine was then left to mature in 50 hL oak barrels for 24 months, before continuing to age in the bottle for a further 6 months.
Organoleptic Notes: Calimaia Riserva 2022 is a stunning and vibrant shade of ruby red. The bouquet is intense and complex, with wonderful fruity notes reminiscent of plum and cherry, and a splendidly fresh finish of blackcurrant; these aromas intertwine with more Mediterranean notes. The beautiful spiciness is reminiscent of nutmeg, walnut husk and clove. The tertiary aromas born from long ageing release hints of tobacco and roasted notes. In the mouth, it is round and sensual, with a dense tannic texture. Wonderfully long and persistent.
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: Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, and complementary red grape varieties
Maturation: 24 months in oak barrels, 6 months in the bottle
Alcohol content: 14%
Vinification and ageing: The grapes were harvested by hand and then carefully selected in the field, after which they were vinified in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 26 °C, and fermentation took place spontaneously. Maceration on the skins lasted 20 days and allowed for perfect extraction of the polyphenolic substances, aided by frequent pumping over in the initial phases of fermentation, interrupted by deléstage in the intermediate phase, before gently resuming in the final phase. Malolactic fermentation was completed in steel before winter. The wine was then left to mature in 50 hL oak barrels for 24 months, before continuing to age in the bottle for a further 6 months.
Organoleptic Notes: Calimaia Riserva 2022 is a stunning and vibrant shade of ruby red. The bouquet is intense and complex, with wonderful fruity notes reminiscent of plum and cherry, and a splendidly fresh finish of blackcurrant; these aromas intertwine with more Mediterranean notes. The beautiful spiciness is reminiscent of nutmeg, walnut husk and clove. The tertiary aromas born from long ageing release hints of tobacco and roasted notes. In the mouth, it is round and sensual, with a dense tannic texture. Wonderfully long and persistent.
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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