Rocca di Frassinello
The first label, le grand vin according to the Bordeaux classification, the highest expression of this Italian-French project. A wine that succeeds in combining strength, intensity and elegance, with soft tannins to give it a roundness in the mouth. It achieved the highest critical acclaim right from the first harvest, the 2004 vintage. A great competition wine according to Christian Le Sommer, winemaker at Les Domaines Baron de Rothschild-Lafite, who created it together with Alessandro Cellai.
Tasting notes: an intense ruby red colour with hints of garnet. A wine that succeeds in combining strength, intensity and elegance, with soft tannins to give it a roundness in the mouth. Fruity to the nose with a pleasant spiciness. The taste in the mouth is deep, but lively and with good balance.
Pairings: it pairs well with red meats, roasts, game and mature cheeses.
Data sheet
- Denomination
- Maremma Toscana DOC
- First year
- 2004
- Type
- Red with great structure and longevity
- Varieties
- 60% Sangiovese 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot
- Vineyards
- Gavorrano (GR)
- Production municipality
- Gavorrano (GR)
- Vineyard name
- Vecchia vineyard, Eucalipti vineyard
- Type of terrain
- Medium-textured
- Vineyard altimetry
- 90 mt. s.l.m.
- Cultivation system
- Spurred cordon
- Planting density
- 5.900 plants per hectare
- Yield per hectare
- 55 Ql
- Harvest time
- late august (merlot), mid-september (sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon)
- Vinification
- In steel
- Malolactic fermentation
- Turn
- Refinement
- in 50% new barriques
- Duration of ageing in barriques
- 14 months
- Affinamento in bottiglia
- 11 months
- Formats available
- 0,75 l - 1,5 l - 3 l
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