San Bartolomeo Terre di Pisa DOC red wine

An astonishing red, produced from San Giovese (50%) Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes that expresses all the peculiar characteristics of the Vallorsi winery's terroir.

TERRE DI PISA ROSSO D.O.C.

GRAPE VARIETIES: San giovese ,Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.

SOIL: sandy (85%), with presence of clay (10%) and silt (5%), light-coloured, medium deep.

PLANTING DENSITY: 4,200 plants per hectare.

TRAINING SYSTEM: spurred cordon trellised at 90 cm.

YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 quintals.

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE

The grapes are harvested by hand and placed in the classic "bigonce" and then transferred into a special trailer to be transported to the winery. After careful sorting, they are destemmed and crushed. This is followed by a maceration of 13 to 15 days, depending on the vintage, with frequent pumping over at a temperature of 28 °C.

Malolactic fermentation takes place in steel tanks.

Ageing in barriques of first, second and third passage, followed by further ageing for 6 months in the bottle.

Bottles produced: 4,000 per vintage.

TASTING NOTES

Intense ruby red colour.

The bouquet is rich and characteristic. On the palate it harmonises the varietal characters of the grapes with the aromatic component of the wood.

PAIRINGS Red meats, roasts and game.

SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°/20°