1999 Tenuta San Leonardo San Leonardo

I.G.T. Vallagarina

Blend

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenère, 10% Merlot

Harvest report

Another growing year with very little precipitation, totaling 480 millimeters from April to October. Rainfall was concentrated particularly in April and the last ten days of August but the August precipitation did not jeopardize the ripening of the grapes. The months of July and August saw little rain – only 40 millimeters in August – and very high temperatures with averages of almost 32 °C in July. In September, there were also considerable temperature fluctuations, especially during the first twenty days of the month. For Merlot grapes, the harvest started on 27 September whereas Cabernet continued to be picked until 15 October.