Le Sughere di Frassinello 2021
€18.50
VAT included
It is the second highest Rocca di Frassinello label, bidding to reach the maximum level of the first. A wine of great substance, in which Sangioveto and the international grape varieties of Cabernet and Merlot fuse for an ideal Italian-French creation. It has already been chosen as one of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines.
Tasting notes: deep ruby colour, with a broad bouquet of red fruits. It has great substance in the mouth, with soft and round tannins and a long and enveloping finish.
Pairings: it pairs well with full-flavoured pasta and rice dishes, and game such as deer, wild boar, hare. Also recommended with birds such as wild duck.
02-06-Rocca
Data sheet
- Denomination
- Maremma Toscana DOC
- First year
- 2004
- Type
- red medium texture and longevity
- Varieties
- 50% Sangiovese 25% Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Merlot
- Production municipality
- Gavorrano (GR)
- 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
- 12 months
- Affinamento in bottiglia
- 9 months
- Formats available
- 0,75 l - 1,5 l - 3 l
Specific References