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TERRAGENS
SANGIOVESE DI ROMAGNA D.O.C. SUPERIORE RISERVA |
Ruby-red
wine with garnet red tones. Intense, red fruit
perfume, balanced by a vanilla,
toasted oak, and cocoa taste. Intense and fine
taste, with a warm, lingering aftertaste recalling
the aromas of ripe fruit and reflecting a careful
oak ageing. |
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| Vineyard
area: |
Middle
and high hills in the central Romagna area
between Forlì and Faenza. |
| Soil
types: |
Mainly
calcareous clay. |
| Vines: |
Selected
Sangiovese clones. |
| Vineyard
age: |
10-25
years. |
| Viticultural
techniques: |
Guyot,
both double and single. |
| Yield:
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6
tons per hectare. Production per plant reduced
to 1.7 kg. |
| Harvest: |
Carried
out at optimum ripeness. Grapes are gathered
by hand and transported to the winery in
small boxes to avoid damage. |
| Wine-making: |
Fermentation
in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures
between 28° and 32°C, with 25 days
of contact between must and grape skins.
Malolactic fermentation at the end of the
process. |
| Ageing: |
Partly
in Slovenian oak vat, and partly in new
French Allier oak barriques. |
| Release
date: |
Two
years after the vintage year. |
| Alcohol:
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13%
vol |
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