Tenuta Calimaia Riserva
The 2019 climate trend was characterised by a warm winter, which was followed by a cool and rainy spring, especially in the months of April and May; budding was slightly delayed compared to previous seasons. The transition from spring to summer was fairly sudden, with a rather hot June and July. August, on the other hand, did not see excessive temperatures. In September, the temperatures were average, with some rain concentrated in just a few days. The climatology of the vintage favoured the development of aromatic precursors in the grapes produced on sand and yellow sandstone soils, while the grapes harvested from the vineyards on the clays reached full ripeness of the polyphenols, producing opulent wines with great tannic richness.
Wine Variety: Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, and complementary red grape varieties
Maturation: 36 months in oak barrels, 6 months in the bottle
Alcohol content: 14.5%
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 perfect extraction of the polyphenolic substances, aided by frequent pumping over in the initial phases of fermentation, interrupted by delestage 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 36 months, before continuing to age in the bottle for a further 6 months.
Organoleptic Notes: Calimaia Nobile Riserva 2019 has a brilliant ruby red colour. The olfactory impact is intense and decisive and the bouquet is dominated by notes of cherries, wild strawberries and currants intertwined with balsamic hints of herbs such as sage and thyme. Very elegant spicy notes emerge with hints of pepper and cloves combined with vanilla and coffee. On the palate, it is full-bodied and enveloping, with an exuberant tannic note and an appealing, decisive spiciness. This is a very complex wine with remarkable length and persistence in the mouth.
The 2019 climate trend was characterised by a warm winter, which was followed by a cool and rainy spring, especially in the months of April and May; budding was slightly delayed compared to previous seasons. The transition from spring to summer was fairly sudden, with a rather hot June and July. August, on the other hand, did not see excessive temperatures. In September, the temperatures were average, with some rain concentrated in just a few days. The climatology of the vintage favoured the development of aromatic precursors in the grapes produced on sand and yellow sandstone soils, while the grapes harvested from the vineyards on the clays reached full ripeness of the polyphenols, producing opulent wines with great tannic richness.
Wine Variety: Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, and complementary red grape varieties
Maturation: 36 months in oak barrels, 6 months in the bottle
Alcohol content: 14.5%
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 perfect extraction of the polyphenolic substances, aided by frequent pumping over in the initial phases of fermentation, interrupted by delestage 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 36 months, before continuing to age in the bottle for a further 6 months.
Organoleptic Notes: Calimaia Nobile Riserva 2019 has a brilliant ruby red colour. The olfactory impact is intense and decisive and the bouquet is dominated by notes of cherries, wild strawberries and currants intertwined with balsamic hints of herbs such as sage and thyme. Very elegant spicy notes emerge with hints of pepper and cloves combined with vanilla and coffee. On the palate, it is full-bodied and enveloping, with an exuberant tannic note and an appealing, decisive spiciness. This is a very complex wine with remarkable length and persistence in the mouth.
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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