PICCINI SASSO AL POGGIO ROSSO TOSCANA IGT IS AN ITALIAN RED WINE MADE FROM A SELECTION OF THE BEST BUNCHES OF GRAPES CONSISTING OF 60% SANGIOVESE, 20% CABERNET AND 20% MERLOT, TUSCANY WINE REGION IGT, ITALY. IT IS ONE OF THE SO-CALLED "SUPER-TUSCAN" WINES NAMED AFTER ITS BIRTHPLACE AND THE CRADLE OF MOST RED WINES - AFTER MOUNTAINOUS TUSCANY WITH CLAYEY AND ROCKY SOIL. THE NAME OF THE WINE "SASSO AL POGGIO" ALSO REFERS TO THIS, WHICH IN TRANSLATION MEANS A STONE ON A HILL. AFTER VINIFICATION, THE WINE MATURED FOR A TOTAL OF 12 MONTHS IN OAK BARRELS AND 4 MONTHS IN BOTTLE.

AROMA: BLACK CHERRIES, LICORICE, FOREST SUBSTRATE, MINERALS AND VANILLA TONES OF OAK WOOD
TASTE: DEEP, FULL AND JUICY WITH A FRUITY BASE, BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED TANNINS AND A LONG, COMPLEX, CLEAN AND HEAVY FINISH

IDEAL FOR GAME AND RIPE CHEESES. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BE ADMINISTERED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 18 ˚C.