Podere Forte Petruccino

Podere Forte Petruccino

Wine Description

“Petruccino has taken flight. It is a free spirit that follows its own path. A messenger from Tuscany’s true heart: Sangiovese.”
Pasquale Forte

Petruccino can be defined as the "Second Vin" of Petrucci. A wine coming from soil classified as Premier Cru soil where the presence of Calcium Shists pliocenic rock appears at approximately 5 feets deep on the soil surface.

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Acclaim
“The organic and biodynamic Podere Forte 2020 Orcia Petruccino is all Sangioese with a good amount of inner power and density. The wine opens to dark fruit aromas, black berry, cinnamon, sweet spice and toasted herb. It offers a soft, oak-driven and very contemporary interpretation of this Tuscan grape, in this case, from a very hot vintage.” — Wine Advocate, Mar 2024
“The 2020 Petruccino is impossible to ignore – complex, with a brooding bouquet of crushed rocks giving way to dried black cherries, violet and lavender-tinged florals. This is seductive and elegant, with polished red fruits and sweet spices that swirl above a core of sour orange and zesty acidity. Red plums and hints of clove linger as the 2020 finishes gently tannic yet fresh, inviting the taster back to the glass.” — Vinous, Mar 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Orcia DOC
Soil composition
primarily schist soil with calcium and different type, density of clays
Elevation:
1312 - 1968 feet
Exposure:
varied
Harvest time:
end of September
Bottles produced of this wine:
12,000
Average Vine Age:
20 years
Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:
Certified, not stated on label
Certifying Organizations:
Demeter
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
up to 25 days
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese
Fermentation container:
conical wooden barrel of various size
Maceration technique:
pump over
Malolactic fermentation:
full
Fining agent:
no
Size of aging container:
228 l, 600 l,1500 l
Length of aging before bottling:
16 months
Total SO2
69
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.55
Acidity:
5.4 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Total SO2
69
Residual sugar:
0.7 g/L
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Wine Production

VINEYARD: the vineyard is planted with a density of 6.250 and 7.800 vines per hectare; bush-trained vines according to organic and biodynamic practices.

HARVEST: grapes are harvested in 15 kg crates; a careful manual bunch selection and then an optical selection of the individual grapes follows.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING: spontaneous fermentation in French oak vats; malolactic fermentation in French oak casks, where the ageing continues for 14 months before blending. Then 6 - 8 months of bottle maturation.