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Wine Description
The Story
The Le Mortelle estate was once part of a larger complex, one which was already present, and therefore of a certain significance, on the mid-19th century maps of Tuscan Gran Duke Leopold II. The property is located in the heart of the lower Tuscan Maremma, in the province of Grosseto, at approximately five miles from the town of Castiglione della Pescaia. It extends over a total of 675 acres (270 hectares), 400 of which are planted to vines, p...
Wine Information
Blend
60% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Climate
The winter months and part of the spring of 2009 were characterized by abundant rainfall which created excellent reserves of groundwater in the soil. Fine spring weather then followed and led to sustained growth of the vines and their vegetation and fine ripening of the grapes. These climatic conditions and the strong solar radiation which marked the second half of August, which...
