The Tuscan Maremma Poggio alle Nane is the symbolic wine of the Le Mortelle di Antinori estate, located a few kilometers from the seaside town of Castiglione della Pescaia. It consists of the best Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to which a small amount of Carménère grapes is added.
- Method : The must obtained fromcrushing soft of carefully selected grapes is transferred by gravity into stainless steel tanks, then sent to thefermentation withmaceration for 20 days at a controlled temperature of 28C. Plays the malolactic in barrique and aged for 16 months in French oak barrels.
- Features : Wine from color deep ruby red almost impenetrable, it has an intense and complex impact to the nose , with notes of blackcurrant and ripe blackberry well integrated with sensations of licorice and eucalyptus. In mouth it is structured and enveloping, with well-smoothed tannins that lead to a finish of beautiful persistence.
- Pairings : An excellent wine to try absolutely with rack of lamb in a crust of Tuscan flavors. Excellent in combination with lamb and roasts, it is ideal with all game-based recipes.
Data sheet
SIZE: Bottles of 0.75 L.
ORIGIN: Tuscany.
VINES: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère.
GRADATION: 14% vol.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: Temperature between 12 / 18C..
METHOD OF STORAGE: in a cool place away from sunlight.
PRODUCER: Marchesi Antinori - Ampio (GR).
SPECIFIC NOTES: Contains sulfites.
Le Mortelle Estate
Fattoria Le Mortelle is located in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, a few kilometers from Castiglione della Pescaia, in an extraordinary and fascinating position both for nature and for the history of the places that surround it. Since 1999 the family has worked both on the vineyards and on the new winery with the belief that the area, still emerging in the Italian wine scene, is highly suited to the production of quality wines and that here the characteristics of the terroir and of the cultivated varieties. The farm extends over 270 hectares of which 170 are planted with vineyards. The Antinori family has always been present in these lands. In 1863, a patrimonial deed mentions Poggio Franco, one of the most suitable vineyards on the estate, among the possessions, together with other parcels of land.