– Wine Type: I.G.T. Tuscany
– Production area: vineyards located in the municipalities of Montalcino and Monticchiello (SI) on clayey-limestone soils ranging from 300 to 500 m a.s.l.
– Grapes: 40% Cabernet franc, 40% Cabernet sauvignon and 20% Petit verdot
– Plant density: 8400 plants per hectare
– Training system: simple Guyot
– Yield per hectare: 30 hl
– Planting year: 2003
– Harvest: manual in boxes from the third ten days of October
– Vinification and aging: total destemming, fermentation and post-fermentation maceration at a controlled temperature in stainless steel for about 30 days depending on the parcel.
– Aging: in fine-grained French oak barriques for ten to twelve months depending on the vintage of which 50% new and 50% second passage for Moro and 20% new and the rest of second and third passage for Fiore .
– Refinement in the bottle: at least 12 months
– Alcohol content: Moro 14.5 vol. %, Fiore 13,5 vol.%
– Serving temperature: 18 ° C
Malafiore / Tuscan Red
The wine
Malafiore is a single-variety Petit Verdot which is produced exclusively on exceptional vintages with highly qualitative standards allowing bottling in purity. Maximum expression of our terroir it is the real highlight of our cellar.