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La vendemmia sta ormai entrando nel momento di maggior picco, e anche noi stiamo entrando nel pieno, come si vede!

Il Sangiovese, che è il cuore della nostra produzione, è in gran forma. Gradazioni zuccherine alte ma non oltre la norma, buone acidità e pH. Diciamo che sembrano le condizioni ottimali per la prima vendemmia DOCG del Morellino di Scansano.

The harvest is finally taking off full trottle. The Sangiovese is showing good, in its first DOCG harvest, with the right balance between sugar content and acidity. Acidity is very important here, because the Sangiovese is a food friendly win, and food needs a pairing with something “alive”, not too mellow, with the right dose of tannins to clean up your mouth. Furthermore, acidity is paramount for the ageing potential of a wine.

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Le prime svinature confermano l’impressione generale di un ottima annata. Quello che vedete come si può supporre dal colore, non è Sangiovese, ma il nostro Alicante che forma la base per il blend del Morellino che a noi piace di più, senza Merlot e Cabernet, ma con un pò di Ciliegiolo (che tra parentesi ci da soddisfazioni anche su altri fronti, poi ne riparleremo).

That’s a nice juice of Alicante bouschet, as you can see from the colour. We have chosen to use what we call the classic blen for the Morellino: Sangiovese (at least 85%), and Ciliegiolo + Alicante. No Merlot or Cabernet here, not because I don’t like them, but because we think that they tend to give the Sangiovese that kind of mellowish, flattery character that could be pleasent for some people, but that make it less food friendly.



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