Bacco in Toscana - IGT Toscana Red

Since antiquity Tuscany has boasted a rich tradition of wine making in most parts of the region’s territory. So there is nothing more natural than to imagine the God Bacchus coming to Tuscany, as the author Francesco Redi did in the XVII century, writing his most famous dithyramb (Bacco in Toscana 1685).

Just as nothing seemed more natural to us than to imagine this wine as having come from Sangiovese grapes. Redi recounts the arrival in Tuscany of Bacchus and Ariadne, accompanied by his following of satyrs, nymphs and Bacchantes. In a succession of amusing verses, wild dancing and singing as well as abundant libations, the god sings the praises of the Tuscan wine.

Label: The label is a bit unusual, since it brings together Futurist inspiration, modern colours, and verses from a 17th-century dithyramb. Certain of the graphic elements bring to mind a tree (our winery apple tree), and in them I inserted verses and some of the “explosive” words invented by Francesco Redi for his poem, Bacchus in Toscana (hence the name of the wine), such as bombababà, arciballandolo, ebrifestosi, creating an atmosphere of festive cheer, the perfect emotional register for tasting wine.

DENOMINATION: Toscana IGT rosso (red)
VARIETIES: Sangiovese (80%), Syrah
VINEYARD: Castagneto Carducci (LI) - Tuscany, planted in 1999, at an altitude of 50 metres, with a density of 8,000 vines per hectare (spurred cordon).
SOILS: Alluvial, with good pebble-gravel texture and moderate clay content.
CLIMATE: Mediterranean, with significant diurnal temperature ranges.
YIELD : max. 60 Hl /ha.
VINIFICATION: in temperature-controlled steel.
MATURATION: 12 months sur-lie in small oak barrels (10% new).
BOTTLE-AGEING: A minimum of 3 months in glass.

SENSORY PROFILE: A deep, rich purple, the wine offers an intense, warm bouquet, redolent of dark-fleshed fruit enlivened with pungent spice. A lively acidity supports a long-lingering progression, and the tannins are dense but well-integrated, classic to Sangiovese.
Suggested serving temperature 18°-20°C with cold and smoked meats, roast or grilled meat.