Baffonero Rosso Maremma...
Baffonero 2019<br />Tuscan Maremma DOC<br />Baffonero is the Grand Cru, 100% Merlot, of Rocca di Frassinello. It takes its name from a 3.5 ha vineyard with perfect exposure and a medium-clayey soil very rich in<br />skeleton. Merlot clones from Château Lafite were planted here. The name Baffonero is inspired by a Maremma story that evokes the wild boar hunting typical of the area.<br />Today, Baffonero tells not only these anecdotes, but also the strength and elegance of a unique land like the Maremma.<br />Notes vintage 2019: a very variable season. In spring and early summer, temperatures were below the seasonal average, and the rains, during flowering, delayed the<br />subsequent phenological phases, lengthening the plant's vegetative cycle. The months of July and August, but above all September, were followed by very sunny weather<br />with high, but not very high, temperatures and significant temperature swings between day and night; a situation that favoured perfect phenolic ripening of the grapes. The<br />Merlot bunches were perfectly intact, healthy and juicy at the time of harvest.<br />Tasting notes: this pure Merlot reveals aromas characterised by a variety of black fruits, particularly blackberry and blueberry, but also notes of vanilla, tobacco, chocolate<br />and slight hints of coffee. In the mouth, it is full and robust and shows all its complexity as well as a marked freshness that makes it long and pleasant and particularly<br />persistent in the finish.<br /><br />Municipality of production: Gavorrano (GR)<br />Soil type: clayey rich in skeleton<br />Vineyard Altitude: 90 m above sea level<br />Vineyard name: Vigna Baffonero<br />Training system: spurred cordon<br />Planting density: 5,900 vines per hectare<br />Yield per hectare: 25 Ql<br />Harvest time: first half of September<br />Vinification: in cement<br />Malolactic fermentation: carried out<br />Ageing: in 100% new French oak barriques<br />Length of ageing in barriques: 24 months<br />Ageing in bottle: 12 months<br />
Price
€230.60