La Tonda Toscana I.G.T. Sangiovese

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La Tonda, which in Italian means “the round one”, was planted in 1990 as an experiment on vine-training and plant density effects. Since 2014 La Tonda is vinified separately to produce a single vineyard 100% Sangiovese wine. Every year a limited amount of bottles is produced for exclusive sale at our Capezzine farm.

2018 vintage

This great vintage is reflected in abundant and healthy bunches that have filled our organic vineyards. A warm spring kicked off what turned out to be an exciting year. The grapes benefited from a mild summer with occasional showers, allowing them to reach perfect ripeness.

Grapes

100% Sangiovese

Alcohol

13.5%

Production

1,760 bottles

Tasting notes

The fruitiness of La Tonda’s ripe Sangiovese gratifies your sense of smell. On the nose, hints of rose and violet petals intertwine with the more intense ones of strawberry and plum jam with balsamic nuances in the background. In the mouth the start is enveloping and warm. The tannin touches the palate with elegance and supports the sweet and opulent drinkability. 2018 2017 2015

Vintage technical details

2018

LA TONDA TOSCANA I.G.T. SANGIOVESE 2018 LIFE THROUGH A GLASS La Tonda, which in Italian means “the round one”, was planted in 1990 as an experiment on vine-training and plant density effects. Since 2014 La Tonda is vinified separately to produce a single vineyard 100% Sangiovese wine. Every year a limited amount of bottles is produced for exclusive sale at our Capezzine farm. 201 8 VINTAGE This great vintage is reflected in abundant and healthy bunches that have filled our organic vineyards. A warm spring kicked off
what turned out to be an exciting year. The grapes benefited from a mild summer with occasional showers, allowing them to reach perfect ripeness. TASTING NOTES The fruitiness of ripe Sangiovese gratifies your sense of smell. On the nose, hints of rose and violet petals intertwine with the more intense ones of strawberry and plum jam with balsamic nuances in the background. In the mouth the start is enveloping and warm. The tannin touches the palate with elegance and supports the sweet and opulent drinkability. ..................................................................................................................................................... The sediments you might find in this wine show that it is made of pure Sangiovese with minimal intervention. The deposit is due to its high content of a natural antioxidant called quercetin, which is perfectly safe. This is not a flaw, it is a characteristic of the pure Sangiovese. GRAPES 100% Sangiovese ALCOHOL 13.5% PRODUCTION 1,760 bottles ..................................................................................................................................................... FROM VINEYARD TO VINIFICATION SOIL TYPE Soil from the Pleistocene (3 million - 120,000 years ago) of fluvio-lacustrine origin, rich in limestone, with no stone presence. Light brown to brown colour with a clay-rich structure near the surface and layers of sand further down, with limestone and ferro-magnesic aggregates and little organic matter. VINEYARD SPECIFICS La Tonda was planted in 1990. The vines are cordon-trained at an altitude of 300 metres a.s.l. / 984 feet a.s.l. and grow at a density of 2,000 - 8,000 plants / hectare (800 - 3,200 plants / acre) with a South-East row orientation. HARVEST The grapes were picked on September 26th VINIFICATION Alcoholic fermentation is carried out by the yeasts selected from our pied de cuve. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks and maceration on the skins for approximately 15-20 days. AGEING In barrique and tonneau for 14 months ..................................................................................................................................................... AWARDS 2015: 96 pts Suckling | 92 pts Wine Spectator | 90 pts Veronelli 2014: 92 pts Wine Spectator

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VINIFICATION HARVEST The grapes for La Tonda were picked on September 29th. VINIFICATION Fermentation in steel tanks with use of indigenous yeasts. Maceration on skins for 25 days. AGEING On fine lees until December. ALCOHOL AND TOTAL PRODUCTION 13.5% - 2,832 bottles. AWARDS 2015 - 92/100 (WS) 2015 - 96/100 (Suckling) 2015 - 90/100 (Veronelli) 2014 - 90/100 (WS) VINEYARD GRAPES 100% Sangiovese. SOIL TYPE Soil from the Pleistocene (3 million - 120,000 years ago) of fluvio-lacustrine origin, rich in limestone, with no stone presence. Light brown to brown colour with a clay-rich structure near the surface and layers of sand further down, with limestone and ferro- magnesic aggregates and little organic matter. VINEYARD SPECIFICS In vintage 2015, the vines were 25 years old. The vines are cordon-trained at an altitude of 300 metres a.s.l. / 984 feet a.s.l. and grow at a density of 2,000 - 8,000 plants / hectare (800 - 3,200 plants / acre) with a South-East row orientation. La Tonda, which in Italian means “the round one”, was planted in 1990 as an experiment on vine-training and plant density effects. Since 2014 La Tonda is vinified separately to produce a single vineyard 100% Sangiovese wine. Every year a limited amount of bottles is produced for exclusive sale at our Capezzine farm. LA TONDA TOSCANA I.G.T. 2015 WWW.AVIGNONESI.IT TASTING NOTES In La Tonda the varietal notes of cherries, plums and red fruit are accompanied by a variety of delicate spices, such as nutmeg, white and pink pepper refined by spring-like hints of rose petals and violets. 2015 VINTAGE PASSIONATE like the radiant sun of this vintage... Harmonious wines, warm and charming, on the canvas, the marriage between light and matter. The variable weather conditions of this vintage, with the right timing, enabled us to make powerful, yet elegant wines.

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VINIFICAZIONE VENDEMMIA Le uve de La Tonda sono state raccolte il 29 di Settembre. VINIFICAZIONE La fermentazione è avvenuta in vasche di acciaio inox con l’uso di lieviti indigeni. La macerazione sulle bucce è durata 25 giorni. INVECCHIAMENTO Sulle fecce fini fino a Dicembre. ALCOL E Production TOTALE 13,5% - 2,832 bottles. PUNTEGGI 2015 - 92/100 (WS) 2015 - 96/100 (Suckling) 2015 - 90/100 (Veronelli) 2014 - 90/100 (WS) VIGNETI VITIGNI 100% Sangiovese. SUOLO Suolo pleistocenico (3 million - 120,000 years ago) di origine fluvio-lacustre ricco di calcare e senza presenza di rocce. Di colore marrone - marrone chiaro, ricco di argilla nella parte superficiale e strati di sabbia più in profondità, con aggregati di calcare e ferro-magnesio, e povero di sostanza organica. DESCRIZIONE VIGNETI Le piante hanno un’età di 25 anni. Gli impianti sono a cordone speronato ad un altitudine di 300 metri s.l.m. e crescono con una densità che va da 2.000 a 8.000 viti / ettaro. La Tonda è stata piantata nel 1990 come esperimento sugli effetti della forma di coltivazione della vite e della densità delle piante. Dal 2014 La Tonda viene vinificata separatamente per produrre un singolo vigneto 100% Sangiovese. Ogni anno viene prodotta una quantità limitata di bottles per la vendita esclusiva nella nostra fattoria Le Capezzine. LA TONDA TOSCANA I.G.T. 2015 WWW.AVIGNONESI.IT NOTE ORGANOLETTICHE Ne La Tonda le note varietali di ciliegia, prugna e frutta a bacca rossa si combinano con una varietà di spezie delicate, come la noce moscata, il pepe bianco e il pepe rosa, per chiudere con sentori di petali di rosa appena sbocciata e violetta. ANNATA 2015 PASSIONALE come il sole raggiante dell’annata... Vini armonici dalle forme calde ed avvolgenti, sulla tela il matrimonio fra luce e materia. Le variabili metereologiche inserite al posto giusto hanno permesso di realizzare vini potenti ed eleganti.