Azienda Agricola Biologica Sassotondo

2020 San Lorenzo Ciliegiolo

DOC Maremma Toscana
ciliegiolo 100%
Red wine

The name San Lorenzo comes after the old ciliegiolo vineyard’s name, located just in front of the old village of Pitigliano, in Tuscany’s Maremma. It is therefore a Cru, a single vineyard wine. The vines are over 60 years old and they have been under organic farming since 1994. We have now approximately 4800 old vines on 2 hectares, trained as guyot.
A part of the vineyard has been replanted, through mass seletction of the old vines, with a density of 4800 vines per hectar.
The rows are oriented SE/NO and the soil is sub acid of volcanic origin.

Grape harvest and grapes selection is manual, fermentation takes place without the addition of yeasts in steel tanks. Fermentation and maceration last from 15 to 20 days.

The wine then matures for 18/24 months in 1000-liter Slavonian oak barrels. The wine is bottled and left aging for another 12 months in our cool underground cellars.

The color is deep ruby red, suggesting its important body. Its aromas are dominated by cherries associated with black currants, black pepper, and cloves. It is very elegant with a long persistence.