San Giusto a Rentennano SAN GIUSTO A RENTENNANO LA RICOLMA Toscana IGT 2019

Description

The Ricolma 2019 IGT Toscana of San Giusto a Rentennano is a 100% Merlot coming from a 1.5 hectare vineyard with marly, calcareous and clayey soils. The grapes are harvested by hand when fully ripe with yields of 50 quintals / ha.

Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for about 18 days, followed by racking and pressing. The malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously as for all our wines.

After a first racking, the wine is placed in French oak barriques for 20-22 months.

Once bottled, without filtering, it ages for a further 6 months in glass.

San Giusto a Rentennano, a name of Etruscan origin, overlooks the upper course of the Arbia river in the southern area of ​​Chianti Classico in the municipality of Gaiole in Chianti.

The estate was born as a medieval monastery of Cistercian nuns and was called San Giusto alle Monache (“delle Monache”).

In 1957 it was inherited by Enrico Martini di Cigala and in 1992 it passed to his sons, of whom Francesco, Luca and Elisabetta now manage the property.

The estate covers 160 hectares, located at an average altitude of 260 meters above sea level. 31 hectares are vineyards, 11 olive groves, 40 woods, 78 in cultivated and pasture land. The soil is composed is rich and composed of different mineral components, sand, clay, lime, alkali, volcanic ash, clays and calcium. The microclimate is characterized by significant differences in day and night temperatures.

All the vineyards enjoy an exceptionally favorable exposure. From the oldest vineyards, planted 35-40 years ago, the best clones of Sangiovese and Canaiolo are selected and grafted onto the new vines.

The quality of the whole range is exceptional, starting with the Chianti Classico and Le Baroncole Riserva, all of great typicality

Then the heavyweights: the flagship “Percarlo” is one of the best Sangiovese in Tuscany, known for its aging capacity of 15-20 years in good vintages, while the Merlot “La Ricolma” is a small pearl. – a Merlot in name but with a Tuscan character. Then there is Vin San Giusto, a full-fledged vin santo, truly stunning for its intense, viscous and extremely concentrated style