Paonazzo
Paonazzo is our grand reserve wine, based on Tuscany’s second native red grape, the lesser known Colorino grape. Depending on the years, it is blended with Sangiovese to reach a harmonious balance. It is a wine of considerable structure, meant for cellaring.
Paonazzo, our grand reserve, is a Colorino based blend sourced from our oldest vineyard parcel. With just 100 annual cases, it's an explosive, deeply ruby wine, offering immense structure for serious cellaring
About the Label
The Peacock's Tail
A wine based on the Colorino grape. Its fruit has tiny berries, with incredibly thick tannic skins, and even though white pulped it produces the darkest deep purple juice. As a result, we named the wine “Paonazzo” the italian word describing the deep purple color found on the eye of the Peacock's tail. In addition “paonazzo” is also the italian word for “winoe” which seems an apt description for our face coloring after drinking a glass of Paonazzo!
Winemaking Details
TASTING NOTES
Intense red ruby color. The nose offers red and dark fruit aromas with scents of spices and even oriental spices. To the palate, the wine presents great concentration with velvet-like tannins, delivering elegance and long aging potential.
VARIETALS
Colorino and Sangiovese
Appellation
IGT Toscana Rosso
VINEYARD
Vigna I Tulipani and Vigna Le Civette
ELEVATION
300 meters / 980 feet
ORIENTATION
South - South/West
VINEYARD SIZE
3.5 hectares / 8.6 acres
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES
8 to 18 years
SOIL
Calcareous marl with albarese and galestro
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot
HARVEST
Towards the end of September, manual harvest
FERMENTATION
After destemming and careful sorting on the selection tables, the grapes are fermented in stainless steel temperature-controlled vats, with indigenous yeasts.
AGING
The Colorino will age in large oak casks (10hl) for 36 months, followed by another 24 months in bottle prior to being released.
POTENTIAL CELLARING
30 years
BOTTLES PRODUCED
600 bottles per year
Awards/Aclaim
James Suckling 92 points, Merano Wine Hunter Award (Rosso), Guida Bio Golden Leaf.
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