Istine
Istine 550 Merlot 2021
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£30.00
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| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Merlot |
| Aging | 12 months in 500lt Tonneaux. |
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
Pasta
Meat
Game
Cheese
Pork
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
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
| 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 selected from our vineyard Istine in Radda in Chianti, planted in 2002 in one of the highest slopes in the Chianti region |
| Climate | Altitude: 550 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North. |
| Soil composition | Extremely rich in skeleton with alternating marly limestones (Alberese and Galestro), very steep and surrounded by a dense oak forest. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Harvest | Manually. Merlot is a variety that is normally harvested a couple of weeks before Sangiovese, but, in this case, since the vines are located in the highest and northernmost part of the vineyard, we harvest it after Sangiovese, without over-ripening, but rather expressing all the elegance of this grape grown in the highest slope in Chianti. |
| Fermentation temperature | Max 28 °C |
| Fermentation | 15 days. |
| Wine making | Maceration on the skins: 30 days in concrete tanks. Alcoholic fermentation: around 15 days in concrete tanks at a controlled temperature (max 28 °C). Malolactic fermentation: in concrete tanks. |
| Aging | 12 months in 500lt Tonneaux. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |