Red tuscan wine geographic typical indication.
Blend: Sangiovese, Merlot, Petit Verdot.
Description: This wine is obtained from a particular blend.The producer aims to find the perfect harmony among the 3 grapes,respecting the traces of every vintage.Selection of hand-harvest linked to an accurate vinification process.Ageing of 12 months in new French barriques (oak) and further refinement in bottle.
Colour: Deep ruby red tending towards granite/burgundy with age.
Bouquet: Intense nose, suggestion of cherry and plum, aroma of sweet spices, pepper, red rose, tobacco, vanilla and cocoa.
Taste: Harmoniously blended, full-bodied, long and persistent, some tannin, with a pleasant level of acidity.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Emotion: The might in harmony.
Curiosity: The wine’s name reminds to the gravel,in particular to the small stones that cover the country-side roads.Utilised also as drenage in consolidating the new vineyards as it underlines the deep bond of the producer with the terroir as being the first wine born under Filippo Rocchi’s direction.
Serving suggestions: Serve this top Tuscan wine with strong red meats, roasts and game, flavoured pasta dishes, aged cheeses. Wine for long aging. Serving temperature 18°-20°.
Grapes from our vineyards: Manual harvest of vineyards Piano, Cipresso, Gaben, Traliccio with spurred cordon training system.