Sotirio
IGT Red Wine
Tuscany
GRAPES Sangiovese
TRAINING SYSTEM Guyot
SOIL Clayey with limestone stripes
HARVEST first half of October
PRODUCTION 40 Ql per hectare
VINIFICATION
Maceration on the skins for 18/22 days; alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature in 1500 litre oak vats; malolactic fermentation in 1.000 litre barrels. Ageing for 12/14 months in barrels. 20 Months of ageing in bottles.
CHARACTER
Sotirio is made from pure Sangiovese grape following the best tradiction of production in the territory of Siena. It has ruby red color and the nose gives notes of ripe cherry and sweet tobacco. The palate is elegant and intense with important and silky tannins and spicy final notes.
RATING AND AWARDS
SOTIRIO 2009
92 pts James Suckling
90 pts Wine Enthusiast
89 pts Wein Reporter
88 pts Wine Advocate
SOTIRIO 2010
93 pts James Suckling
93 pts Migliori Vini D’Italia 2015
90 pts Wine Advocate
SOTIRIO 2011
93 pts James Suckling
92 pts Migliori Vini d’Italia 2016
90 pts Wine Advocate
SOTIRIO 2012
92 pts James Suckling
90 pts Wine Advocate
89 pts Wine Enthusiast
SOTIRIO 2013
92 pts Wine Advocate
91 pts James Suckling
90 pts Wine Enthusiast
89 pts Seminario Veronelli
89 pts Falstaff
Red Award Wine Hunter
SOTIRIO 2014
92 pts James Suckling
89 pts Seminario Veronelli
Bronze Medal Decanter
Red Award Wine Hunter
SOTIRIO 2015
93/94 pts James Suckling
89 pts Seminario Veronelli
93 pts Tony Wood Italian Wine
SOTIRIO 2016
95 pts James Suckling
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