Questo vino
Vineyard and terroir
Sorgente is a 1.5 ha cru at 450 m, divided into old and new vineyard sections. Its Sangiovese is grafted onto 420A and SO4 rootstocks. Heavy clayey sand and stony galestro delay ripening relative to Piaggione and Teatro and tend to produce slightly lower alcohol. The site’s character is expressed through freshness, layered red fruit and fine tannins.
Grapes
100% Sangiovese from Sorgente.
Vinification
The 2019 fermented in cement at 30 °C without selected yeasts. Maceration lasted 40 days; the marc was hydraulically pressed, and malolactic fermentation was completed.
Ageing
The 2019 matured for 40 months in a 30 hl Mittelberger wooden cask and for 12 months in bottle. No fining or filtration was used.
Technical data
The 2019 yield was 19 hl/ha. Production comprised 3,748 bottles of 750 ml, 120 magnums and three 3 L bottles. Alcohol was 14%, total acidity 5.4 g/L, net volatile acidity 0.67 g/L and net dry extract 25.2 g/L. Total sulphur dioxide was 22 mg/L and free sulphur dioxide 11 mg/L.
Tasting profile
Fresh and seductive, with layered red fruit, lively acidity and fine tannins reflecting the vineyard’s heavy soils.
Vintage notes
The 2018 fermented in stainless steel at 30 °C, with 20–40 days of maceration, then aged three years in 10 and 15 hl Mittelberger casks and 12 months in bottle. Its yield was 12.5 hl/ha and production was 2,450 bottles plus 108 magnums. The 2016 fermented at 28 °C with 20 days of maceration and matured three years in 10 and 20 hl oak casks; alcohol was 14.77%. The published 2015 entry carries the same figures as 2016.
