“Alius et Idem” – “Always different yet always the same”. Thus Horace, the Latin poet, described the Sun which with every day is reborn and renewed, yet it is always the same. Like that golden star that has warmed each of our grapes, Fietri’s IGT Rosso Toscano refreshes with every sip.
Born from a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Alicante Bouchet, it is aged in oak barrels for 15 months and then left to mature in the bottle. Its grapes are from our Petraia and Buca delle Fate vineyards. Soft and fresh, spicy and fruity, enchanted yet austere, its aromas of clove and juniper intertwine with the tonicity of ripe blackberries and sour cherries resulting an elegant, dynamic and engaging wine. Every vintage Alius et Idem passes, changes, and returns, surprising us each time as it is "always different yet always the same".
Denomination: IGT Rosso Toscana
Growing area: in the district of Gaiole in Chianti
Altitude: 460 – 580 meters above sea level
First production year: 2010
Soil profile: clayey sandy soil, typical schist based soil (galestro)
Growing system: “cordone speronato”
Vine density: 5 950 plants per hectare (2 380 per acre)
Vine age: 9 years
Yield: 30 q.li per hectare
Harvest year: 2011
Harvest period: 15/30 September
Vinification: in temperature controlled stainless steel vats
Fermentation temperature: 28 °C
Fermentation period: 30 days
Malo-lactic fermentation: 30 days
Ageing period: 15 months in 7 hl oak casks
Ageing in bottle: 6 months
Alcohol content: 13,50 %/vol
Reducing sugar: 1,00 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0,47 g/l
Total acidity: 5,89 g/l
Total dry extract: 32,80 g/l
Reduced dry extract: 31,80 g/l
Total sulfur: 82 mgr/l
Ph: 3,54
Notes:
Soft spicy wine, reveals much more than pulp and mining wealth.
Ideal match with first courses, poultry, grilled meat and cheese.
The wine guides:
Bibenda 2014: 4 bunches of grapes (score from 85 to 90 – wine of high level and great quality)