Carmignano Villa di Capezzana 10 anni 2015

Description

Still organic red Carmignano DOCG, 14% ABV, produced by Capezzana. Blend: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 0.75L bottle, 2015 vintage. A Carmignano celebrating ten years of aging, a wine made by a historic Carmignano winery, where wine has been made since the Middle Ages. Aged for 12 months in French tonneaux, then in bottle for approximately 12 months. A blend of coffee, vanilla, licorice, leather, spices, and wood, beautifully blended with the notes of mature Sangiovese. Ruby red in color with garnet hues. Full-bodied and enveloping on the palate, soft with silky tannins. Good acidity, long and balanced with a sweet finish that leans toward coffee and licorice.

Details

Perfume

Notes of coffee, vanilla, liquorice, leather, spices and wood are well-blended with ripe Sangiovese grapes.

Color

Ruby red with garnet hues.

Taste

Full-bodied and enveloping in the mouth, soft with silky tannins. Good acidity, long and balanced with a sweet finish tending towards coffee and liquorice.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

2 hours

Producer

Producer

Capezzana

From this winery

• Start up year: 804
• Oenologist: Franco Bernabei
• Bottles produced: 450.000
• Hectares: 78

Tenuta di Capezzana is an ancient tradition of the Carmignanese company. Carmignano is one of the oldest towns in Tuscany and the history and fame of its wines are linked to the millennial events of this land.

The vine was already cultivated in Etruscan times, about 3,000 years ago, as shown by the wine containers found among the numerous finds. Then came the Roman era: it was written that the same names of some wineries would derive from Roman names of the era of Silla, when the area was divided and given to veterans; Capezzana would take the name of one of these, Capitus.

In the Florence state archives we found a parchment dated 804: it is a lease contract which documents how already 1200 years ago in Capezzana oil and wine were produced. In the 20s of the last century the Contini Bonacossi family bought Capezzana. Currently the management of the company belongs to Count Ugo's sons, who have divided the tasks in the company: Benedetta works in the cellar in close contact with Vittorio, who also takes care of the wine sector together with his son Gaddo; Filippo takes care of the production of oil and the financial part and Beatrice is the commercial and marketing manager of the company, assisted by her niece Serena. Currently the company has a total area of ??670 hectares, of which over 90 are vineyards and 140 are olive groves.

Capezzana is located in the north of Tuscany, in the municipality of Carmignano, in the province of Prato, 20 km from Florence, between the Montalbano and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. This explains the particularity of its microclimate: in summer the days are hot and followed by cool nights and the rainfall is well distributed throughout the year. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Capezzana Carmignano Villa di Capezzana 10 anni 2015
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Carmignano DOCG
Vintage	2015
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Capezzana
Origin	Carmignano (PO).
Climate	Altitude: 200 m. a.s.l. Exposure: East/South - East South - South/West.
Soil composition	Clayey schist rich in skeleton.
Yield per hectare	4,400kh/h
Harvest	Sangiovese second half of September, Cabernet early October.
Fermentation temperature	26-28 °C
Wine making	In steel tanks. 7 days of alcoholic fermentation followed by another 13 days of maceration with the skins before racking, at a temperature of 26-28 °C. Malolactic fermentation in French wood tonneaux.
Aging	12 months in French tonneaux, in bottle for about 12 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites