Leone Sangiovese Toscana

Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy

2014

Tasting Notes

This wine offers a nose of dark red fruits, spices, tobacco, incense and light notes of vanilla. The profile is dry, rich and soft with silky tannins and a harmonious finish.

Vineyards

The vines were pruned between November and early February. Green harvesting was made in July. The grapes were harvested at the end of October 2014. The weather in the summer of 2014 was unusual and a wet spring delayed the ripening.

Winemaking

Following harvest, the grapes were fermented for 10 days at controlled temperatures in small stainless-steel vats with delastage, then macerated for 28 days. The wine was aged in partly new French oak barrels for 24 months and refined in the bottle for 18-24 months prior to release. This wine has an aging potential of 15-20 years.

Technical Information

Vintage:: 2014
Alcohol:: 14%
Region:: Toscana IGT, Tuscany
PH:: 3.4
Varietals:: 100% Sangiovese
TA:: 5.9G/L