Tua Rita Rosso dei Notri
Wine Description
This youthful offering from Tua Rita is 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Syrah and 10% Cabernet Franc, harvested in September from vineyards in the foothills of Suvereto, a small hilltop village in Tuscany. After a gentle pressing, the wine is aged for three months in French oak barriques and stainless steel tanks.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Toscana IGT
Vineyard size
25 acres
Soil composition
Clay and Pebbly
Training method
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
330 feet
Vines/acre:
2,400-3,600
Yield/acre:
2.8 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2000
Bottles produced of this wine:
90,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20
Varietal composition:
40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah, 10% Cabernet Franc
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
50 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdowns
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
3 months
Age of Aging Container:
Three years
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Total SO2
78
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.71
Acidity:
4.91 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
32.8 g/L
Total SO2
78
Residual sugar:
0.55 g/L