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Poggio al Tufo Cabernet Sauvignon Maremma Toscana IGT wine — Tommasi winery — Dionysus

Poggio al Tufo Cabernet Sauvignon Maremma Toscana IGT

by Tommasi · Veneto, Italy

AppellationMaremma ToscanaDOC
TypeRed
GrapesCabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol13.0%
SweetnessDry
ColourRed
Colour depthDeep
BodyMedium-bodied
Serve at18 °C
Bottled in0.75 l
TommasiVeneto, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The fruit comes from the single-vineyard Rompicollo site in Pitigliano. The vineyard faces south and has mineral-rich volcanic soils dominated by tuff. Planting density is 6,500 vines per hectare.

Vinification

Fermentation lasts 10 days in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks.

Ageing

The wine matures for 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels.

Label / history

Tommasi Viticoltori was founded in 1902, when Giacomo Tommasi bought his first vineyard. The company acquired the Poggio al Tufo winery in 1997; the property then comprised 66 ha of vineyards in Pitigliano, Grosseto.