Wine Agosto Di Monti I.G.T Superior Tuscan Red
Dedicated to Grandfather Agostino who started the company in the 70s, with an intense ruby red color, it is characterized by a scent of red fruit, black pepper, leather, tobacco and licorice, cherry and cloves. A wine of great elegance, with soft, enveloping and pleasant tannins, it is savory, with medium structure. Excellent aromatic and taste persistence.
- VINIFICATION AND AGING
- Careful selection of grapes.
- Maceration without stems at a controlled temperature (28°C) for 14 days in stainless steel tanks.
- Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, followed by maturation in oak tonneaux for a period of 18 months.
- Blending of the wine in concrete tanks.
- Bottling with very extensive filtration and then refinement in the bottle for at least twelve months.
- THE VINEYARD
- Grapes: 70% Sangiovese 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vineyard: Piaggia - Monti in Chianti
- Vineyard surface area: 0,5 ha
- Average age of plants: 10 years
- Soil: clayey and rich in stone
- Planting density: 5000 vines/ha
- Average yield per vine: 1 kg/plant
- Average altitude: 340 m above sea level.
- Exposure: East
- Alcohol content: 13,2 %