Maremma Toscana Rosso 2021

Description

Still red wine from Maremma Toscana DOC, 15% ABV, produced by Rocca di Frassinello, the result of a collaboration between Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite and Paolo Panerai's Cantina Castellare. 2021 vintage, 0.75 liter bottle. This wine is born from a passion for the Tuscan region and the desire to create a red wine of great elegance and structure. A blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, it is aged in 225-liter French oak barriques, 80% new, for 11 months. On the nose, it is fruity with a lovely spicy finish. On the palate, it is deep yet lively and well-balanced, with soft tannins that round it out.

Details

Perfume

Fruity to the nose with a pleasant spiciness. The taste in the mouth is deep but lively and with good balance.

Color

Deep ruby red with garnet reflections.

Taste

A wine that manages to combine strength, intensity and elegance, with soft tannins that make it round in the mouth.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Rocca di Frassinello

From this winery

• Start up year: 1999
• Oenologist: Alessandro Cellai
• Bottles produced: 400.000
• Hectares: 80

The Rocca di Frassinello project was inspired by a very simple idea – or should we say a very simple need: to replicate the model of excellence set in motion by the Castellare di Castellina winery in a new region. We set our sights on the central Maremma area, between Bolgheri and Scansano, where a sort of geological foot can be found, with the same characteristics as the Chianti and Montalcino terrains (of which this foot is in fact a kind of extension towards the sea).

Land, therefore, similar to Tuscany’s most famous wine regions, but with one important difference: an average temperature 4 to 5 and even 6 °C higher, with grapes therefore characterised by the ability to ripen even three to four weeks earlier..

This area, so incredibly well suited for cultivating grapes is part of the Gavorrano and Roccastrada municipalities. It is indeed here where the first – and so far only one of its kind – French-Italian joint venture project for the production of wine took shape.

The agreement between Castellare and Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), leading French wine brand in the world, aimed from the very beginning to bring together the experience of Castellare in the cultivation and vinification of Tuscany’s main vine variety, the famous Sangioveto, with Lafite’s long standing know-how of classical French vines like Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Shiraz. It took two years to bring together the five small farms that make up the 500 hectares of the Rocca di Frassinello, a continuing project which today already sees close to 90 hectares of planted vineyards. This already extremely ambitious venture has been further enriched by marking and pairing the birth of the Rocca di Frassinello winery with one of the most prestigious names in the world of design and architecture: that of Renzo Piano. (nella foto a sinistra). Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Rocca di Frassinello Maremma Toscana Rosso 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	Maremma Toscana DOC
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.0% by volume
Grape varieties	60% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Rocca di Frassinello
Origin	Gavorrano (Grosseto).
Climate	Altitude: 90 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	Medium-textured rich in skeleton.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare	5,900.
Yield per hectare	5,500 kg/hectare.
Harvest	First days of September.
Fermentation temperature	27 °C
Fermentation	15 days.
Wine making	Fermentation in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature. Vinification in steel. Malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Aging	In French oak barriques of 225 litres, of which 80% are new. 11 months of bottle ageing.
Allergens	Contains sulphites