Merlot IGT Toscana "Pian di Contessa" 2015 - TENUTA DI CANNNETO

Tenuta Di Canneto

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Grape

Merlot 100%

ABV

14%

Format

0,75 l

Service Temperature

16-18 C°

Food Pairing

A taste explosion with Bolognese sauce, but red meat stew are also a top pairing!

Gavelli Rating

99/100


Merlot IGT Toscana "Pian di Contessa" 2015 TENUTA DI CANNETO

Description
The single-vineyard Merlot is the result of careful management of the estate's best Merlot vineyards. The grapes are further selected in the cellar before and after destemming before being vinified in cement tanks.
Ageing is done 90% in new French oak barrels of various origins and 10% in cement tanks. After 18 months of ageing, each batch of Merlot from the different vineyards is tasted individually and only the best are assembled for the final cut.
The fruit is very present both on the nose and in the mouth, along with spicy and varietal notes that combine perfectly with a very sweet and persistent tannin.

Family history
In the northern part of the Maremma, on the slopes of the metalliferous hills and behind the much better known Bolgheri, is the Tenuta di Canneto. Born from the unification of 18 different farms, the estate extends over a thousand hectares of which only thirty are vineyards. Purchased in 1987, it was only in the early 2000s that the first vineyards were planted. A relatively recent enological history, therefore. The great advantage of having such a vast surface area available was that it allowed the vineyards to be planted in places considered to be the best both from the point of view of the soil and the microclimate. The soil is mainly clayey but there are areas rich in minerals; a part of the estate extends, in fact, on the grounds of an old manganese mine. The climate is cool and always blown by the wind, which during the summer period mitigates the heat of the sun and avoids the formation of stagnant humidity, which is always harmful to the cultivation of the vine.

Philosophy

In an area of rolling hills, between the river valley Sterzae of Cornia, Tenuta di Canneto gathers eighteen fields on a total area of 1,000 hectares, 30 of which are used for the cultivation of the screw. The selection of the vineyards patchy is the result of a careful scientific research on the analysis of the soil and exposure, on the basis of which have been clonal selection of vineyards with the most excellent cru. Constantly updated, the cellar has a grape sorting line that allows you to carry only the winery excellence of the vineyard. From low-capacity tanks are cut off to the fermentation of each plot of Syrah, Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Breeding is a historic activity of the Canneto estate, its famous Chianina meat that many fans deny.