The Story
Still red from Maremma Toscana DOC, 14% ABV, produced by Le Mortelle (Antinori). Blend: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Carmènere. 0.75 L bottle, 2023 vintage. A wine born in the heart of Maremma Toscana, from an estate that has been producing high-quality wines since 1999. The grapes, carefully selected and hand-picked into crates, were then re-selected on sorting tables before destemming and gentle pressing. The wine was transferred to barriques, where malolactic fermentation took place and then aged in French oak for 16 months. On the nose, intense fruity notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, and red plum alternate with sweet hints of vanilla, powdered sugar, and pleasant spicy and balsamic sensations of blond tobacco and eucalyptus. The entry is enveloping, supported by sweet and refined tannins that accompany a long, persistent finish characterized by notes of cocoa and myrtle.