Avignonesi
Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot 2020
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Aging | 20 months in 225-litres oak barrels, 15% are new. |
Description
Desiderio was a bull which lived on Avignonesi’s Capezzine farm more than 100 years ago. The largest bull in Tuscany then, this majestic animal helped define the Chianina cattle race, specific to the Fiorentina steak. It came as a natural choice to dedicate this Merlot to the beloved bull as a testimony to the wine’s origin. This is a Merlot from Tuscany at its best.
Awards
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2020
93/100
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2020
92/100
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Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1974
- Oenologist: Ashleigh Seymour, Matteo Giustiani
- Bottles produced: 750.000
- Hectares: 169
Avignonesi consists of four wine-producing estates: Le Capezzine, I Poggetti, La Selva and La Lombarda. In total they comprise 225 hectares of open ground, 109 ha of vineyards and 3 ha of olive groves. Read more
| Name | Avignonesi Desiderio Merlot 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red biodynamic still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Avignonesi |
| Origin | Valiano di Montepulciano (Siena). |
| Soil composition | Fluvial, clayey sediment of Pleistocene origin at Cortona. Moderately deep, clayey, silty sediment of Pliocene origin at Montepulciano. |
| Harvest | The Merlot was picked between the 8th and the 14th of September, the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked on the 8th of October. |
| Wine making | 4 weeks of temperature-controlled fermentation and maceration on the skins in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in wood. |
| Aging | 20 months in 225-litres oak barrels, 15% are new. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
