Tuscany Red IGT 'Mormoreto' 2016 (750 ml.) Frescobaldi

THE WINE

Icon of the Castello di Nipozzano estate, the Mormoreto di Frescobaldi is a Supertuscan of rare elegance, born in 1983 from a historic vineyard planted in 1976, on sandy-loamy soils rich in minerals at about 300 meters s.l.m.. The blend consists of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, international varieties planted 150 years ago that find a unique territorial expression here. The manual harvest is followed by fermentation in steel and a maturation of 24 months in barrique, with subsequent aging in bottle. The color is intense ruby red with garnet reflections. On the nose, it opens with complex notes of blackberry, black currant, chocolate, spices, and mentholated balsamic notes. On the palate, it is rich, structured, and velvety, with ripe tannins and a long and persistent finish. A wine of great longevity, ideal with important meat dishes or aged cheeses.

THE COMPANY

No other Italian winery can boast the history, prestige, and vision of the Marchesi Frescobaldi. A Florentine family dedicated for thirty generations and for 700 years to producing great wines, with the constant goal of being the most prestigious Tuscan producer. A reality that has always believed in respecting the territory, focuses on the excellence of its grapes, invests in communication and the professionalism of human resources without ever forgetting the respect for tradition and openness to research and experimentation. In 1855, the first in Tuscany, they planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay in the estates of Nipozzano and Pomino. In 1894, they built in Pomino, not far from Florence, the first Italian winery capable of utilizing natural gravity for transferring from barrels and distinguished themselves, during the same period, for the introduction of “specialized vineyards.” In 1989, they acquired the Castelgiocondo estate in Montalcino and in 1995 inaugurated the Tenuta Luce della Vite in Montalcino, to which in 2000 the Tenuta Conti Attems in Friuli was added. Recent bright projects involve the control of the Tenuta dell’Ornellaia in Bolgheri in 2005, and in 2011 the inauguration of the state-of-the-art Ammiraglia winery in Maremma. All wines labeled “Marchesi Frescobaldi” are born from passion, experience, skill, and love for an elected territory, Tuscany, which has become the ideal cradle for wines of the highest quality. With a vineyard area that currently totals nearly one thousand hectares, and an annual production that hovers around seven million bottles, from the Chianti area to Pomino, from Montalcino to Maremma, the perfect understanding of the environment and the uniqueness of the terroirs ensure a constant quality and a distinctive personality of the wines, all - without exception - exceptional. The labels of “Marchesi Frescobaldi” are elegant and harmonious, balanced and engaging, exciting and unique.