Philip Large Formats
Toscana IGT
€69,30
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Made in Tuscany dedicated to Philip Mazzei
2021
Technical sheet
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Winery Castello di Fonterutoli |
Winery location Chianti Classico, Toscana |
Grape varieties 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Alcohol 13.90% |
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Total acidity 5.70% |
Vineyards location 50 - 310 mt (165 - 1,020 ft) a.s.l.; S-SW exp. |
Soil Fonterutoli: mainly Limestone - Belguardo: mainly Sandstone |
Vineyards age 15 - 25 years |
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Training system Spur cordon-training |
Nr. of vines per hectar 6.600 plants |
Harvest Hand picked from September 13th (Belguardo), September 28th (Fonterutoli) |
Fermentation temperature 25 - 27° C |
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Period of maceration 13 days (Fonterutoli), 15 days (Belguardo) |
Ageing 18 months in french and american oak barrels (225 lt / 30% new) |
Bottling June 2023 |
Available on the market September 2023 |
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Production 40.000 bottles |
Formats 750 ml - 1,5 lt - 3 lt - 6 lt |
Cases 6 bottles cardboard box (750 ml), single wooden case (1,5 lt - 3 lt - 6 lt) |
First vintage 2008 |
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Ageing potential Over 20 years |
Key description Full, ripe and intriguing body, long taste with pleasant and fresh aftertaste |
Food pairing Game stews, aged and blue cheese, spicy food |
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Harvest
The year 2021 was distinguished by a cold winter with little precipitation. An (initially) cool spring with adequate rainfall was followed by a long, hot summer but with good diurnal temperature variations that allowed excellent completion of the grape ripening process. Worthy of note, an initial delayed development of the vines that resolved itself as the season progressed.
The harvest was extremely rewarding, in terms of performance and excellent quality and health of the grapes going to cellar; these grapes will yield rich, well-structured wines thanks to their thick, but well-balanced, fresh skins.
There was a slight decrease in quantity, due to the insufficient rain during the winter which hindered budding in the early-maturing areas.
Beginning of the harvest: September 9th, 2021
End of the harvest: October 13th, 2021
Rainfalls (sum of rainfall between April 1st and September 30th): 503,1 mm
Temperature Index (sum of average daily temperatures from April 1st to September 30th): 4.511,3 °C
Evaluation: Very good
Made in Italy | Allergens: contains sulphites
The Man
Philip Mazzei was known as a passionate grape-grower, liberal thinker, and citizen of the world.
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The Humanitarian legacy
His ideal inspired Thomas Jefferson’s introduction in The Declaration of Independence stating “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness".