
Rubio
Toscana IGT
Sangiovese, Montalcino’s most important grape variety, is fermented and aged exclusively in stainless steel tanks, giving life to a wine with great freshness and versatility. Deep ruby red in colour, Rubio is modern and elegant and conveys the lively fragrances and colours of an untouched natural environment.
Climate trend
One of the best vintages in the last twenty years. The entire growing cycle of the vine took place under the best possible conditions. A cold winter with frequent heavy rainfall and low temperatures gave way to a dry spring with slightly above average temperatures , enabling uniform budding and perfect flowering. Showers in the summer months were scarce but fortunately heavy, which made it possible to carry out sustainable and environmentally friendly pest and disease management. Hot, sunny days with excellent day-night temperature variations enabled the bunches to achieve ideal ripening by the end of September: the berries were perfectly healthy and acidity was high, despite elevated sugar concentration. The harvest of Sangiovese, which was completed by the end of the month, delivered perfectly healthy grapes with a very thick skin, a prerequisite for long macerations and for wines with great ageing potential.
Vintage rating
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Grape varieties
100% Sangiovese
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Vineyard
Vineyard Nuova and vineyard Selva
Harvest
Grapes are harvested by hand in small 17 kg crates during the second half of September
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Size
750
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Vinification
After careful selection of the bunches, soft pressing of the grapes and cryomaceration prior to fermentation
Ageing
10 months in stainless steel tanks, 4 months in bottle
Fermentation
In tapered refrigerated stainless steel tanks
Malolactic fermentation
In stainless steel tanks
Awards
James Suckling
