MARONEA - DOC Bolgheri superiore

GRAPE VARIETIES	70% CABERNET SAUVIGNON - 30% CABERNET FRANC
Characteristics of the territory
VINEYARD LOCATION	Bolgheri (Livorno)
EXPOSURE	South - South-west
YEAR PLANTED	1995 and 2000
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL	Clayey-sandy soils with the presence of skeletal
TRAINING SYSTEM	Cordon spur
DENSITY OF PLANT	6.500 plants/hectare
Wine making and ageing
YIELD PER HECTARE	5500 kg per hectare
FERMENTATION CONTAINERS	steel tanks
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE	26/28° C.
FERMENTATION TIME	25 days conducted with naturally occurring yeasts on the grapes
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION	spontaneously during aging
AGEING	18 months in oak barrels of 1° - 2° step
AGEING IN BOTTLE	6 months
Tasting notes
NOTE The Maronea expresses the perfect marriage between the Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with the microclimate and the terroir of Bolgheri, the deep red color is deep, the nose stand out the hints of ripe fruit, coffee, truffle with hints animals, arecontour to a mouth concentrated, rich and important characteristic of the great Cabernets and allows a refinement in the bottle for many years during which the wine acquires elegance and typical definition of the great red wines of Bolgheri.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE	16° C.