550 Merlot 2021

Description

Organic still red wine from Tuscany IGT, 13.5% ABV, produced by Istine. 100% Merlot, 0.75L bottle, 2021 vintage. The grapes are harvested and selected in the Istine vineyard in Radda in Chianti, planted in 2002 on one of the highest sites in the Chianti Classico area. Maceration on the skins for approximately 30 days in concrete tanks. Alcoholic fermentation for approximately 15 days in concrete tanks at a controlled temperature (maximum 28°C). Aged for 12 months in 5hl tonneaux. Noble aromas of forest, blackberry blossom, evergreen, sour cherry, pine resin, star anise, pink pepper. Vivid ruby with violet reflections. Round and ample on the palate, it has strength, tension, and a lively crispness. Smooth tannins. Savory finish with balsamic overtones.

Details

Perfume

Noble scents of forest, bramble flower, evergreen, sour cherry, pine resin, star anise, pink pepper.

Color

Vivid ruby with violet reflections.

Taste

Round and ample on the palate, it has backbone, tension, lashings of crunch. Polished tannins. Savoury finish with balsamic undertones.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Istine

From this winery

• Start up year: 1982
• Oenologist: Angela Fronti
• Bottles produced: 120.000
• Hectares: 27

The winery is relatively young and is owned by the Fronti family, whose origins are proudly peasants. In 1959 Bruno Fronti creates a service business in agriculture, which grows successfully thanks to the collaboration with his sons Fabio and Stefano. Agrichianti is today one of the most established companies in earthmoving, vineyard and green management. After many years in the viticutural business, in 1982 the family buys its first hectares of land, where they plant their vineyards. Today we own about 20 hectares of vineyards, mainly in the municipal area of Radda in Chianti, but also in Gaiole in Chianti. These vineyards are not in a single plot, but in separate parcels.e aspiration of the separate vinification of Sangiovese, depending on the vineyard of origin, thus obtaining different wines depending only on the characteristics of that specific vineyard, such as exposure, soil and altitude.

With the introduction of the second generation into the company, it is natural to start our own production in the bottle. The 2009 harvest and the first 3000 bottles of Chianti Classico concretely represent what has always been the great passion for wine, thus integrating and completing the family business.

The commitment for the future is to evolve and grow, while remaining faithful to the traditions and to our territory, trying to enhance as much as possible what nature is offering us and the viticultural peculiarities of the highest lands of the Chianti region.

We are certified organic since 2016. We believe in respect for nature, for the people working in the vineyard and for those who taste the wine in the glass. Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Istine 550 Merlot 2021
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Toscana IGT
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Merlot
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Istine
Origin	The grapes are harvested and selected in our Istine vineyard in Radda in Chianti, planted in 2002 in one of the highest soils in the Chianti Classico area
Climate	Altitude: 480-550 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North.
Soil composition	Rich in skeleton with alternating marly limestones (Alberese and Galestro), very sloping and surrounded by dense oak woodland.
Cultivation system	Guyot
Plants per hectare	5000
Harvest	By hand, Merlot is a variety that is normally harvested a couple of weeks before Sangiovese, but in our case, since the vines are planted in the highest and most northerly part of the vineyard, we harvest only after that of the Sangiovese, without over-ripening, but rather expressing all the elegance of this grape grown in the upper Chianti.
Fermentation temperature	28 °C (maximum).
Fermentation	15 days.
Wine making	Maceration on the skins: about 30 days in cement vats. Alcoholic fermentation: approximately 15 days in cement vats at controlled temperature (max. 28 °C). Malolactic fermentation: in cement vats.
Aging	12 months in 5 hl tonneaux.
Allergens	Contains sulphites