Podere San Cristoforo, Petit Verdot Toscana IGT '18
Podere San Cristoforo
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This pure Petit Verdot, is the winery's iconic wine and represents the maximum expression of its production philosophy: low yields, biodynamic viticulture
and natural vinification to enhance the terroir.
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- Wine Country
- Italy
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- Grape varieties wine
- Petit Verdot
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- Wine-food combination
- Food-friendly wine, it goes well with tasty dishes: pasta with meat sauce, "Melanzane alla Parmigiana" and game stews.
About this wine
Description & facts
Podere San Cristoforo represents one of the rare micro-zones able to produce a 100% Petit Verdot . The sparse bunches of Petit Verdot,
constantly caressed by sea breezes, grow on the ochre coloured gravel soils of the "Morello" vineyard, in the midst of olive trees and hundred year-old cork oaks.
"San Cristoforo" is the winery's iconic wine and represents the maximum expression of its production philosophy: low yields, meticulous viticulture and natural
vinification to enhance the terroir.
- Producer
- Podere San Cristoforo
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Wine Region
- Tuscany
- Classification
- IGT Toscana
- Organic/Biodynamic/Vegan:
- Biodynamic
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grape varieties wine
- Petit Verdot
- % of grape varieties wine
- Petit Verdot
- Tasting note
- Deep ruby red with intense fruity notes of small berries, followed by nuances of aromatic herbs and sweet spices. On the palate it is powerful, elegant, supported by a fine tannic texture and long savory finish.
- Wine-food combination
- Food-friendly wine, it goes well with tasty dishes: pasta with meat sauce, "Melanzane alla Parmigiana" and game stews.
- Vinification
- Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for 7 days, with indigenous yeasts (pied de cuve). Afterwards, malolactic fermentation takes place rigorously in barrels. Maturation of 10 months in French oak barrels.
- Location Vineyard
- Situated on an ancient river bed, they lye on a wild land, between the Tyrrhenian sea and the gentle coastal hills of Tuscany.
- Soil
- Aeolian deposits of medium texture, originating from the foliation of the mineral- bearing hills of Gavorrano, giving a stony terrainwith a highish clay content.
- Closure
- Cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 18°
- Ageing potential
- 10-12 years
- Awards & ratings
- 92/100 Robert Parker
