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Antinori - Maremma Toscana Poggio Alle Nane 2019 Ml. 750
Winery Antinori Le Mortelle
Characteristic
The Le Mortelle estate is located in the Tuscan Maremma near the town of Castiglione della Pescaia. It was once part of a even larger property called La Badiola, important enough to be already identified on the maps of Grand Duke Leopoldo II of Tuscany in the 19th century. The Hapsburg Lorraine rulers of the Grand Duchy, by draining the marshy and malaria-ridden area around Grosseto, the local capital, wished to make their La Badiola and Alberese estates model properties for the raising of cattle.
The estate has belonged to the Antinori family since 1999, and it has worked both on the vineyards and the new cellars with the firm conviction that the area, at the time just emerging into prominence in the overall panorama if Italian wine, had a very significant potential for the production of high quality wine. The family also believed that here the finest characteristics of the terroir and the varieties to be planted could fully find an excellent expression.
Mortella is the name of the wild myrrh which characterizes this coastal area of Tuscany and is the symbol of the property: it also derives its name from this fragrant Mediterranean shrub.
Vineyards
270 overall hectares (675 total acres), 160 of which (400 acres) planted to vineyards. There are, in addition, 15 hectares (37 acres) of organically cultivated fruit orchards, (peaches, plums, apricots, pears, and blueberries) along with two artificial lakes, the larger of which covers a surface of six hectares (15 acres). The property is surrounded by low hills covered by olive groves and woods.
The 160 hectares of vineyards are planted principally to Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese in addition to more recently added white grape varieties such as Ansonica and Viognier. The soil, of medium consistence, sandy and loamy, is prevalently composed of clay and silica and is, in certain parts of the estate, somewhat rocky.
The climate is the typical one of the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea: warm and dry with sea breezes which mitigate winter cold and both refresh excessive summer heat and reduce rainfall.
The lake within the estate's confines and the Diaccia Botrona nature oasis, home to ducks, coots, and many other feathered species, contribute to mitigate and regulate the dry climate of the area.
cellar
The new cellar of Le Mortelle is located atop a low hill which overlooks the property. The cellar is, in large part, underground in order to minimize its impact on the environment and was constructed using natural materials, taking maximum advantage of the rocks below ground to regulate cellar temperatures.
The structure, cylindrical and largely underground, is laid out on three levels: within its spaces all of the various phases of the production of the wines from the arrival of the grapes to their fermentation and aging, the stocking of the wine and the aging in small oak barrels takes place.
This particular architectural form allows the most efficient use of the finest technology for the production of wine: the entire production cycle, in fact, takes place utilizing gravity flow methods and equipment to move the wine from upper to lower levels. The process starts with the arrival of the grapes at ground level, continues with the fermentation at the intermediate level, and concludes with the aging of the wine in the parts of the cellars deepest below ground.
Data sheet
- Classification
- Maremma Toscana DOC
- Organic
- No
- Year
- 2019
- Size
- Ml. 750
- Gradation
- 14,5%
- Body
- Heavy
- Ageing and Fining
- After being run off its skins the wine went into French oak barrels (50% new), where it then went through a complete malolactic fermentation. A 14 month period of oak aging in barrel preceded bottling.
- Ageing
- From 12 to 18 months
- Color
- Intense ruby red colour
- Scent
- The nose opens with notes of spice and toasted oak fused with aromas of berry fruit, liquorice and violets
- Aroma
- Boisé, Burnt, Floral, Fruity, Spicy, balsamic
- Taste
- The flavors are full and supple with a sweet aftertaste of ripe red berry fruit. This is an elegant blend of Cabernet with a notable persistence and a pleasurable finish characterized by notes of dark chocolate and tobacco.
- Serving temperature
- 16°-18° C.
- Blend
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Blend description
- Cabernet Franc 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%
- Contains sulfites
- Si
- Zone
- Toscana
- Matching
- Braised meat, Cured cheeses, Grilled meat, Kill, Red meat stew, Roast, Roasted red meat, T-bone steak (Florentine steak)
- Ideal with
- Cured cheeses, Meat Red
Winery
La fattoria Le Mortelle nasce nel cuore della bassa Maremma nel 1999, vicino a Castiglione della Pescaia. Si estende per 270 ettari, suddivisi in 170 piantati a vigneto dove si producono vini dal carattere spiccatamente legato a questo territorio, forte ed elegante al tempo stesso, 15 ettari di frutteti (pesche, susine, albicocche, pere e mirtilli ) a coltivazione biologica e due laghi artificiali, il più grande dei quali ha uno specchio di acqua di circa 6 ettari. Tutto attorno, basse colline coperte da uliveti e bosco. La fattoria Le Mortelle rispetta la migliore tradizione agricola, coniugandola ad un approccio ecosostenibile. Le varietà
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