A tribute to my grandfather, “the one from whom everything was born”.
Contrasti, or improvised verses in Tuscan ottava rima in the form of a dialogue between two people with a playful-realistic tone, which my grandfather often loved to recite with relatives and friends.
This Orcia D.OC. embodies everything that was my grandfather, a lover of good wine and good company.
From Sangiovese grapes, aged in tonneaux and first passage French oak barriques and medium toasting.
A wine of character, complex from an aromatic point of view, with evident notes of wood that bind in harmony to the primary aromas typical of the vine.
Grapes: Sangiovese
Production area: Podere Lignanello – Pienza (SI) – Val d’Orcia
Altitude: 420 m above sea level
Planting system: spurred cordon
Soil: sandy clays, gray-blue silty clays and limestone of marine origin from the Pliocene era
Grape production: about 30 quintals
Cultivation method: non-certified organic
Harvest: manual – beginning of October
Vinification: grapes processed immediately after the harvest. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in steel for 15/20 days. This is followed by racking and malolactic fermentation in steel. Straining.
Maturation: 9 months maturation in 500 liter French oak tonneaux on first passage. This is followed by refinement in the bottle before being placed on the market.
Bottles produced: n. 2540
Bottle format: 750ml
Alcohol content:13.5%
Colour: intense ruby red
Smell: the nose is intense and complex, intentionally balanced between the primary aromas of the vine and the tertiary aromas of the wood.
Taste: structured, elegant, fresh, balanced, rightly tannic wine. Retro olfactory load clearly perceptible and persistent.
Pairings: long-aged products such as black-skinned Pecorino di Pienza, grilled meat such as Tagliata di Chianina or Florentine steak, or long-cooked dishes such as stews or game.
Contains sulfites
A simple and fresh wine.
Vinified in steel and aged in the bottle, to maintain all the typicality of the vine: the characteristic aromas of the fruit, the marked freshness and a
pronounced tannic texture.
A drinkable wine for those who do not like
the tertiary aromas that characterize aging in wood.
Grapes: Sangiovese
Production area: Podere Lignanello – Pienza (SI) – Val d’Orcia
Altitude: 420 m above sea level
Planting system: spurred cordon
Soil: sandy clays, gray-blue silty clays and limestone of marine origin from the Pliocene era
Grape production: approx. 23 quintals
Cultivation method: non-certified organic
Harvest: manual – beginning of October
Vinification: grapes processed immediately after the harvest. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in steel for 15/20 days. This is followed by racking and malolactic fermentation in steel. Straining.
Maturation: maturation in steel. This is followed by refinement in the bottle before being placed on the market.
Bottles produced: n. 1930
Bottle format: 750ml
Alcohol content:13.5%
Colour: slightly intense ruby red
Smell: simple but intense; on the nose the primary aromas typical of the vine prevail, such as fresh plum and violet
Flavour: freshness and a pronounced tannic texture stand out in the mouth.
Pairing: a simple red wine, to be combined with Tuscan appetizers, semi-aged Pecorino di Pienza, first courses with meat or tomato sauce such as Pici with Chianina ragù or Pici “agione” and tomato sauce, roast beef.
Contains sulfites
A wine that comes from the desire to experiment, seeking harmony between primary and tertiary aromas.
From Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes, fermented in steel and aged in French oak tonneaux.
Saggiolo or “taste, small quantity of wine”, precisely because it is produced every year in a limited number of hand-numbered bottles.
Little and always different, and for this reason particularly precious.
Grapes: Trebbiano, Malvasia
Production area: Podere Lignanello – Pienza (SI) – Val d’Orcia
Altitude: 420 m above sea level
Planting system: spurred cordon
Soil: sandy clays, gray-blue silty clays and limestone of marine origin from the Pliocene era
Grape production: approx. 10 quintals/year
Cultivation method: non-certified organic
Harvest: manual – end of September
Vinification: grapes processed immediately after the harvest. Alcoholic fermentation in steel for 15/20 days. Malolactic fermentation in steel.
Maturation and refinement: 9 months maturation in 500 liter French oak tonneaux on first passage. This is followed by refinement in the bottle before being placed on the market.
Bottles produced: n. 550 hand numbered
Bottle format: 750ml
Alcohol content: 11.5%
Colour: intense straw yellow
Smell: intense, fine, complex, aromatic, fruity. The notes of ripe fruit, dried apricot and fig, are completed by the tertiary smells of vanilla and toasted.
Taste: medium-bodied wine, with good freshness and drinkability. Good gustatory balance and persistent aftertaste.
Serving temperature: 11-12 C°
Pairing: a white wine with character, to be combined with Tuscan appetizers with Cinta Senese DOP cured meats, fresh or semi-aged Pecorino di Pienza, first courses based on cheese, vegetables or white truffle from the Crete Senesi, white meats, pizza with four cheeses , truffle or vegetarian.
Contains sulfites
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