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The 2004 Sassontino is made in a similarly intense style, but it possesses a more layered expression of fruit. The wine took quite a bit of time to open in the glass, yet it offers outstanding potential. There isn’t a whole lot of Sangiovese typicity here, but this is very pretty wine nonetheless. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2019. Giorgio Rivetti’s Tuscan wines continue to show improvement. Interestingly, Rivetti prefers medium-sized barrels for his Tuscan wines as he found the smaller 225-liter barrels didn’t allow his Sangiovese-based wines to express the full breadth of their qualities.
Black cherry, crisp, with a vegetal nose of fresh tomato leaves. Full bodied, sweet tannins, impeccably balanced wood and acidity with a long, fine finish, very elegant. Alcoholic fermentation for six to seven days in rotofermenters at controlled temperature, malolactic fermentation in oak entirely in new, medium toasted French oak for 12-14 months.
alcoholic fermentation in roto-fermenters for 6 to 8 days at controlled temperature, malolactic fermentation in oak
PRODUCTION:
10,000 bottles/year
COLOR / TYPE:
Red Dry Still
VARIETIES:
95% Sangiovese, 5% Colorino
MATURATION:
entirely in new, medium toasted French oak for 12 – 14 months, transfer to stainless steal vats for 3 months before bottling, aging in bottles for another 20 months
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