Pietradonice 2021

Description

A still red from Tuscany IGT, 14.5% ABV, produced by Casanova di Neri. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021 vintage. A wine that embodies the passion and dedication of Giovanni Neri, the winery's founder, for great Italian reds. After being hand-picked, the grapes are carefully selected and vinified, with a 15-day maceration. Aged for 18 months in small oak barrels. Aromas of blackberry, mint, and mineral notes blend into a mouthfeel of dense tannins perfectly blended into a sweet and long-lasting finish.

Details

Perfume

Aromas of blackberry, mint and mineral notes.

Color

Deep red.

Taste

Dense tannins perfectly blended in the sweet and very long taste persistence.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Casanova di Neri

From this winery

• Start up year: 1971
• Oenologist: Giacomo, Gianlorenzo e Giovanni Neri
• Bottles produced: 300.000
• Hectares: 79

Casanova di Neri was founded in 1971 by Giovanni Neri to embark on a great adventure. Passionate about wine, Neri had long dreamed of making a great Italian red, and although the long-established wine zone of Chianti Classico was just on his doorstep, it was remote Montalcino and its austere Sangiovese wines that fascinated him. In May 1971, he bought Podere Casanova, changed its name to Casanova di Neri, and in consultation with some of Tuscany’s leading winemakers, immediately began work to restore the estate’s existing Sangiovese vines and plant new ones. In 1991 Giovanni Neri dies. His son Giacomo takes over the running of the winery.

In 2017 Casanova di Neri expands into hospitality with the inauguration of the Relais, a charming ten-room restored farmhouse amidst the vineyards, just steps from the winery. In the same year, Gianlorenzo Neri enters the family business alongside his father Giacomo and brother Giovanni. Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Casanova di Neri Pietradonice 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	Toscana IGT
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Casanova di Neri
Origin	Montalcino (Siena)
Harvest	Manual
Fermentation	15 days.
Wine making	After the grapes have been harvested, which is done strictly by hand, the bunches are transported to the cellar where they are checked on a sorting table to remove any parts that are not deemed suitable for the high quality to be achieved. A machine then separates the berries from the stalks, which fall onto a further sorting table. The grapes, thus selected, go by gravity into the vats where the vinification process takes place.
Aging	18 months in small oak barrels.
Total acidity	5.7 gr/L
Dry extract	39.6 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites