Monteverro Toscana Rosso Igt 2012 Magnum

Monteverro Toscana Rosso Igt 2012       Magnum  

Denomination: Igt Toscana Rosso

Produzction Area: Maremma, Toscana

Type of Soil: clay and limestone with eroded stones

Plantation: 7.575 vines per hectare

Exposure: North / South

Harvest: hand picking and harvest date adapted to each section of a parcel

Vinification: each lot fermented separately, fermentation in stainless steel and barrel; natural fermentations; 100% gravity; punch downs by hand

Aging: 24 months in French oak barrels with 80% new oak

Bottling: no fining, no filtering

Tasting Notes: 

• colour: deep dark ink with cranberries and pink on the rim
• nose: beautiful dense nose with touches of cassis, blackberries, cedar, cinnamon, soap, olive, black truffle, cacao powder and sawdust
• taste: dense entrance evolving on a framed and concentrated palate with dark fruit lifted by a great acidity of boysenberries and cherry pits

Awards:

• Vinous: 93/100
• Bibenda 2016 - Vini e Ristoranti d'Italia: 5 Grappoli
• Mundus Vini: Gold Medal
• Falstaff: 95/100
• James Suckling: 94/100
• Wine Spectator: 92/100
• The Wine Advocate: 94/100