Scent of home, breath of life, sip of Tuscany. It moves like the sea that it looks at, from red crispy fruit tones to freshly bloomed purple flowers. It‘s a fresh and serene dawn that renovates itself at each sip. The body is round and always tense, while the finish is savoury and mineral, revealing the balsamic and floral hints that are the natural expression of Sangiovese in Tuscany.

FIRST BOTTLED VINTAGE 2014
Grape-variety Sangiovese 100%
Altitude 500 mt asl
Plant Density 6250 vines per ha
Production Per Hectare 6000 kilos
Fermentation In 3000 liter conical wooden vats of Slavonian oak and stainless steel vats
Maturation In Tonneaux of French oak and stainless steel vats
Aging 12 months in the bottle.

SANTAURORA
Freshness of spring flowers, currant crunchiness, intensity of thyme. A fairy tale trilogy for a wine that enchants with its joy. A majestic rosé that doesn’t whisper, even in the color.

FIRST BOTTLED VINTAGE 2014
Grape-variety Malbec 100%
Altitude 350 mt asl
Plant Density 11850 vines per ha
Production Per Hectare 6000 kilos
Fermentation In stainless steel vats at controlled temperature
Maturation In stainless steel vats
Aging 6 months in the bottle.

A sip of life. A mindful youth who enjoys the fullness of being. A deep expression of purple, sharp with memories of lavender, tinted in green with a trace of balsamic. Only the beginning of a story: golden nutmeg and light tobacco and never ceasing to surprise. Between pink pepper berries and rosemary notes, relaxed and dense tannins gently awaken the senses. the one who knows how to entertain without ever becoming intrusive. It does not end, but continues to become…’

Grapes
Sangiovese 70%, Merlot 30%
Vine Training System
Sangiovese Cordon pruned to 3 – 4 spurs
Merlot Cordon pruned to 4 – 5 spurs
Plant Density
Sangiovese & Merlot 11834 plants / ha
Production Per Hectare
Sangiovese 6000 kilos / ha
Merlot 5500 kilos per / ha
Yield
Sangiovese 950 grams / plant
Merlot 850 grams / plant
Harvest
By hand into small crates. Second selection also
made by hand upon entrance to the winery.
Fermentation
In 3000 liter conical wooden vats of Slavonian
oak and vats of stainless steel. Temperature of
< 28° celsius. Length of time differs depending
on the characteristics of each years’ grapes.
Maturation
Sangiovese 24 months in 500 liter French oak
tonneaux
Merlot 24 months in 225 liter French oak
barrels
Aging
18 months in glass

Vibrant yet austere, a soul-shaking symphony. Deep expression of the most valuable spices. Monolithic yet sinuous. Cloves mellow the memories of sandalwood and opium… the pace continues as tangerine tones accompany a gradual opening, a swell of mineral accents strikes you. Slowly finishing with clove, licorice and incense. Until the next breath, until the next… ‘

GRAPES
CABERNET FRANC 45%, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 45%, PETIT
VERDOT 10%
VINE TRAINING SYSTEM
VIGNA DEL CASTELLO HEAD TRAINED SPUR WITH IRON STAKES
VIGNA POGGIO VICO HEAD TRAINED SPUR WITH FLEXIBLE
FIBERGLASS STAKES
PLANT DENSITY
VIGNA DEL CASTELLO 13000 PLANTS / HA
VIGNA POGGIO VICO 11834 PLANTS / HA
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE
4000 KILOS / HA
YIELD
350-400 GRAMS / PLANT
HARVEST
BY HAND INTO SMALL CRATES. SECOND SELECTION ALSO MADE
BY HAND UPON ENTRANCE TO THE WINERY.
FERMENTATION
FIRST IN 3000 LITER CONICAL WOODEN VATS OF SLAVONIAN
OAK FOR 2 – 4 WEEKS.
SECONDARY MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION IN FRENCH OAK
BARRELS.
MATURATION
FRENCH OAK BARRELS OF 160, 225 OR 300 LITERS FOR 10 –
12 MONTHS.
AGING
24 MONTHS IN GLASS.