Rocca di Frassinello

Poggio alla Guardia IGT

The entry level wine, the third label of Rocca di Frassinello project. A wine with a strong character and easy to drink. An introduction to the other wine lables.

Denomination: Red wine IGT Maremma Toscana

Vintage: 2008

Yearly bottle production: 150.000

Grapes: 45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Sangioveto.

Vinification: in steel for 15/20 days at a controlled temperature

Malolactic fermentation: Done

Ageing: 4 months in steel and cement

Bottle refinement: 4 months

Harvest: first half of September

Hectare gain: 55 q.li/ha

Vineyards height: 100 mt. s.l.m.

Plant density: 5900

Age of productive vines: 7 years

Growth system: Spurred cordon

Type of soil: Medium mixture rich of skeleton

Region Toscana

Grapes Used: Merlot 45%

Cabernet Sauvignon 40%

Sangioveto 15%

Alcohol:14.00%