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Wine Description
The Story
The wine Galatrona is a cru of Merlot made from the vineyard Galatrona planted in various phases during the 1990’s with low vigor bordeaux clones in the locality known as Feriale. The vineyard extends for 10 Ha with almost 50.000 plants grown on spurred cordon trellising.
Loam rich in clay, with shale, marl and sandstones.
Altitude 300 m asl. South-eastern exposure. Placed on the south-eastern borders of the Chianti Hills, in the DOC Val...
Wine Information
IGT Toscana. 100% merlot, Estate produced and bottled.
Production: 15000 bottles
Alcool:14.00%
Acidity:5.60 g/l
pH:3.62
Dry Exctract: 30.5 g
Vintage Report
Started as a cool and wet vintage. Extra management in the field was needed to keep perfect sanitary conditions.
Weather conditions changed the second half of September allowing very good ripening, favoring elegance over structure.
Harvest begun 5th of Septem...
