Vigna dell'Impero 2015

Description

The Tenuta Sette Ponti boasts some of the oldest vineyards in Tuscany, dating back to 1935 when cultivation was begun by Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia. Today, all the estate's vineyards are grown organically in the Valdarno, one of the richest historical areas of Tuscany, between Florence and Arezzo, immersed in a territory rich in history and Roman and Etruscan archaeological remains. The vineyards where the Tenuta Sette Ponti Vigna dell'Impero is grown and produced are terraces dug into the limestone soil typical of this area, about 250 meters above sea level. The soil is a mix of clay, rock, and gravel, a combination of natural elements that lends a spectacular minerality to the Sangiovese grapes grown in these soils. The winemaking process is characterized by maceration lasting about a month, which helps preserve the grapes' original aromas. Another important feature of this winemaking process is that the wine is unfiltered, ensuring the preservation of all the aromas and flavors of the grapes. Vigna dell'Impero is then aged in large barrels for two years and then left to mature in the bottle for several months. This fine wine has received numerous awards and recognitions both nationally and internationally.

Details

Perfume

Seductive, with refined scents of black fruit and forest pulp, cinchona, coffee, cloves, resin, leather, and Honduras tobacco.

Color

Bright ruby red with garnet shades.

Taste

A lively tannic structure, constant throughout the tasting, yet silky, together with tasty minerality constitutes the completion of a full body with a clear aromatic correspondence. Long persistence.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Tenuta Sette Ponti

From this winery

• Start up year: 1998
• Oenologist: Team di tecnici e consulenti
• Bottles produced: 250.000
• Hectares: 60

The Sette Ponti Estate is located in the heart of Chianti, in a picturesque corner of Tuscany, not far from Arezzo. The estate has belonged to the Moretti family since the 1950s, when architect Alberto Moretti, attracted to the area by its rich hunting grounds and the game found there (fallow deer, wild boar, pheasants, hares and even yellow deer), purchased the first 50 hectares directly from Princess Margherita and Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy of Aosta, daughters of Duke Amedeo of Aosta. In their turn, the two princesses had bought the property from Grand Duke Leopold of Habsburg, to whom we owe the birth of the 'Vigna di Pallino' in the late 1800s.

The oldest vineyard dates back to 1935 and has always been called the 'Vineyard of the Empire'. The vineyard was planted by His Royal Highness Duke Amedeo d'Aosta, Vice-King of Ethiopia, and so named to commemorate the victory in the African War and the birth of the Italian Colonial Empire with the conquest of Abyssinia. To this end, the Duke commissioned his uncle, His Royal Highness Count Emanuele Filiberto of Turin, General Designate of the Army and General of the Cavalry, to supervise the work to complete the vineyard as quickly as possible. The work proceeded not without difficulty due to a 30% difference in height that forced the land to be filled in and subsequently terraced, which is still visible today and was completed in 1939. Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Tenuta Sette Ponti Vigna dell'Impero 2015
Type	Red still
Denomination	Valdarno di Sopra DOC
Vintage	2015
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Tenuta Sette Ponti
Origin	Castiglion Fibocchi (Arezzo)
Climate	Exposure: South-East.
Soil composition	Pebbles.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare	6,666
Yield per hectare	6,000 kg/h.
Wine making	Soft and long maceration for about 1 month.
Aging	In big barrel for 2 years, and 12 months in the bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites