2020 Querciabella Mongrana Maremma Toscana IGT

Blend of Sangiovese (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Merlot (25%)

A year of uncertainty, 2020 was marked in Maremma by the April frosts that substantially damaged the vines’ young buds. The nearly drought-like conditions in spring meant that the grapes started to mature with little in the way of water reserves. The hot, dry conditions throughout Spring and Summer meant that the grapes started to mature with little in the way of water reserves and required meticulous attention to the canopy management. Fortunately, timely rains that fell in mid-August turned a challenging year into an excellent vintage. The result was perfectly matured grapes without that overripe note that can mar drier years resulted in incredibly fragrant musts, sweet and balanced to the taste.

Alberese, Grosseto (Maremma). The vineyards at 20–50 m a.s.l. were planted in 2000 with a north-south orientation. The biodynamic approach has proven particularly suited to the acidic, iron-rich soils of Maremma, a mixture of silt and alluvial sand, sparse with areas of gravel and surface pebbles.