Piaggia Pietranera 2018

Piaggia Pietranera 2018

Piaggia, 0,75 l - 14.50%
100% Sangiovese

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Tuscany - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Piaggia Pietranera 2018
Pietranera IGT Toscana derives from our will to produce a wine reflecting the pleasantness and the elegance of our terroir and to offer the consumer an excellent structured wine, refined and able to be a valid complement of everyday traditional Italian cooking, so satisfying tastes of those looking for a typical and pure wine of Tuscan tradition. The selection grapes and the careful vinification with natural yeasts allow us to obtain this daily product in which all the pleasantness of the wine according to Piaggia philosophy is contained, always synonym of authenticity and passion for the land.

Colour

Deep, intense ruby red.

Bouquet

Cherries and Marasca cherries with elegant balsamic and spicy notes.

Flavour

Full and enveloping, with the charming elegance on the palate that is typical of “thoroughbred” Sangiovese.

Pairing

It goes well with mature cheeses, red meat and game.

Pasta
Meat
Game
Cheese
Pork

Features

Name Piaggia Pietranera 2018
Type Red still
Classification IGT Toscana
Year 2018
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Origin Poggio a Caiano (PO)
Climate Altitude and exposition: 250 m. a.s.l., South-west.
Soil composition Medium-textured soil with clay and galestro.
Cultivation system Guyot
No. plants per hectare 6250 vines/hectare
Yield per hectare 8000 kg. of grapes
Vinification The grapes are vinified in small containers in order to encourage maximun extraction of skin components. Fermentation is carried out with natural yeasts, in full respect of the terroir, the wine rests on the skin for a least 18-20 days, during which time it undergoes punching down and brief pumping over are carried out.
Ageing The wine is transferred to small French wood containers, where it undergoes malolactic fermentation and remains for a least 3 months. During this period the wine is racked a few times to make it clearer and prepare it for bottling.
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing It goes well with mature cheeses, red meat and game.

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Vintage

xtraWine
87/100 
2018
Robert Parker
88/100 
2016
Wine Spectator
88/100 
2011
Piaggia
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The farm includes Piaggia land located partly in the municipality of Poggio Caiano, where the company is located in the same location Poggetto, and partly in the municipality of Carmignano. The company was started in 1990 by Mauro Vannucci who produc...

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