• Rocca di Frassinello Merlot Baffonero 2020
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Rocca di Frassinello Tuscany

Rocca di Frassinello

Rocca di Frassinello Merlot Baffonero 2020

Red still

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  • Rocca di Frassinello Merlot Baffonero 2020
  • Rocca di Frassinello Merlot Baffonero 2020
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Rocca di Frassinello Tuscany
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Denomination Maremma Toscana DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Aging 14 months in 100% new French oak barriques. 12 months in the bottle.
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Description

Baffonero takes its name from the vineyard of the same name, 100% Merlot, one of the first planted at Rocca di Frassinello. This winery benefited from being born as a joint venture between Castellare di Castellina and Domaines Baron de Rothschild-Lafite, the most famous Maison in the world. The Baffonero vineyard is at the foot of the winery, designed by Renzo Piano, with perfect exposure.

Awards

  • 2020

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2020

    93

    /100

    Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.

  • 2020

    3

    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2020

    93

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2020

    3

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2020

    96

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2020

    4

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

  • 2020

    94

    /100

    Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Fruity with aromas reminiscent of various black fruits, in particular blackberries, blueberries and vanilla. In the glass, the aromatic component changes, evolving towards tobacco, chocolate and a slight hint of coffee.

Colore

Color

Deep ruby red.

Gusto

Taste

Complexity can be perceived. Full-bodied and robust with a freshness that makes it long and pleasant.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

It is recommended with equally structured foods such as red meat stews and game, as well as with spicy cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Rocca di Frassinello

Name Rocca di Frassinello Merlot Baffonero 2020
Type Red still
Denomination Maremma Toscana DOC
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Rocca di Frassinello
Origin Gavorrano (Grossano)
Climate Altitude: 90 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Clayey, rich in skeleton.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon
Plants per hectare 5,900
Yield per hectare 1,800 kg/hectare
Harvest The first half of September.
Wine making In concrete. Malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Aging 14 months in 100% new French oak barriques. 12 months in the bottle.
Allergens Contains sulphites