The wine is given a soft daily bâtonnage until the malolactic transformation has finished
deep damson and plum touched with rose
The Italian Red is made with just Barbera grapes from the La Quercia vineyard
the bunches are cold soaked* overnight before a 10 day fermentation (22°C) in large acacia barrels
The crop was smaller than usual
Roccafiore. Prova d’Autore X The wine is given aUmbria IGT Grapes: Sagrantino (30%), Montepulciano (30%), Sangiovese (40%) Luca is a great supporter of the 2020 vintage, humanity may have been in a state of flux, but the climate was unusually usual, and his wines were wonderfully balanced. This has the generous tannic structure that is unavoidable when Sagrantino is involved; there is a powerful flow of velvety black cherry fruit, a touch of cinnamon, clove and roast game. This may be a huge,