Tunia, Cantomoro (2012)

Our vineyards include 3.5 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 2005. The chosen clones come from a French nursery that selected them for their low productivity leading to high quality grapes. Although used to grow in a different climate, these plants quickly adapted to the Tuscan soils. Cantomoro is made from unblended Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Harvest takes place quite late, around mid October, when perfectly ripe grapes can produce a wine with fruity and balsamic notes, fully blended with distinctive herbal hints. Half of the grapes undergoes fermentation in steel tanks, the other half in a 25-hectolitre oak vat. Being rather thick, skins allow rather long macerations. Fermentation is followed by 36 months of ageing split among wood vats, steel tanks and 3-hectolitre casks. Before Cantomoro reaches our glasses it rests for many years in the bottle.