Tenuta di Valgiano

2018 Tenuta di Valgiano

Vino Rosso DOC Colline Lucchesi
Sangiovese 70 % Syrah 20%, Merlot 10%.
Red wine
Demeter certified

The Tenuta di Valgiano estate is perched on the hills of the “Lucchesia”, squeezed between the Apennine mountain range and the Tyrrhenian coast. The surface of the vineyard is 16 hectares, and, together with the olive grove, the bee hives, the orchard, vegetables, sheep, goats, chicken and rabbits, sum up to a total surface of 55HA. All farmed biodynamically. After thirty years, vines and soils have reached the ideal balance, producing healthy and juicy grapes, which are processed manually. Ten hectares vineyard, average forty years old, lying on very ancient soils, dating back to preglacial era, where the Ligurian plaque meets the Tuscan rock, hence forming a stratification of limestone- in depth, clay, sandstone and alluvia.
Hand picked in small boxes, grapes are sorted on a first selection belt, destemmed, then re sorted on a second selection belt to be delivered into the wooden vats, for fermentation. Manually plunged by foot. In these conditions, 10/15 days of maceration are sufficient for a gentle, full extraction of the aromas and quality tannins.
After racking, the wine is allowed to settle briefly. Then, through gravity, it enters lightly toasted French barriques (5 % new), where it completes malolactic fermentation. After 12 months it is assembled in cement vats for another 6 months before bottling. Certified Biodynamic (Demeter), since 2002; Certified Organic (Icea).