Description: Leuta Tau - Toscana Rosso IGT -
Varietal: Merlot 60%, Cabernet Franc 15%, Syrah 10%, Sangiovese 10%, Malbec 5%
Wine type: Dry Red Wine
Terroir: Cortona - Val di Chiana - Toscana - Italia
Elevation: 305-325 mt. slm, mid hills
Cru' and Vineyard name: San Lorenzo, Tenuta Leuta
Soil type: clay and silt
Training method: single arm and spur
Exposition - row orientation: South - ritocchino
Year Planted: 2000-2008
Spacing and Plant density: 1,80 x 0,70 mt. - 7500 plants per hectare
Vineyard size - age of the vines: 12,00 ha - 15 - 20 years
Cultivation method and defense: certified organic
Harvest method: grape selection and manual harvest in small crates from beginning of September to beginning of October
Yield per hectare and per plant: 70 q.li/ha - 50 h.li/ha, 0,90 kg/plant
Destemming and Crushing: destemming and light crushing
Maceration: pumpover and delestages at controlled temperature
Pressing: none
Duration and temperature of fermentation: 25-30 gg. between 24 and 27 degrees C. in stainless steel
Yeast: indigenous and selected
Malolactic fermentation: done in stainless steel
Aging: on the lees for 6 month in stainless steel tank and further 6 months in barriques
Refinement in the bottle: 24 months
Filtration and bottling: june - July
Bottle production: 15000
First Harvest and year of production: 2007 - all vintages have been produced
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