Tenuta di Fiorano "Rosso" Lazio VdT
IT463-15
Tenuta di Fiorano di Boncompagni Ludovisi
Tenuta di Fiorano "Rosso" Lazio VdT
Lazio , Italy
| Type: | General |
| Varietals: | 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot |
| Region: | Lazio , Rome |
| Vineyard Size: | 6 ha |
| Planted: | 1999 and 2002 |
| Farming Methods: | Hand harvested |
| Total Production: | 200 cases |
| Soil: | volcanic soils |
| Climate: | The climate at Fiorano Estate is Mediterranean, though with some slight continental elements. Winter is mild and quite rainy, but it can get cold at night; summer is hot and sunny, with a few afternoon thunderstorms. Intense winds blow from Civitavecchia during summer. |
| Fermentation: | After harvest, grapes macerate for around 13 days before fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The entire process takes place in Slavonian oak barrels. |
| Winemaker: | In the past Giuseppe Palieri e Tancredi Biondi Santi, today Lorenzo Costantini. |
| Elevage: | After malolactic fermentation, the wine rests in big casks for an elevage of around 18-36 months, and then other 12 in bottle. |
| ABV | 13.0% | SO2 | 80 mg/l | Sizes | 750ml |
ABOUT THIS BOTTLE
Equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from Tenuta di Fiorano’s volcanic soils, this Rosso has balletic power and grace. A swirl releases wild berry aromas, complemented by sweet spices, tar, and balsamic herbs, and each sip flaunts vigor, richness, and persistence. Fiorano Rosso is a powerful, elegant and complex red wine vinified in oak vats. The nose reveals a wide range of wild berries, sweet spices, tar and balsamic herbs. On the palate it is vigorous, rich, elegant and very persistent.
