Valgiano, Tuscany
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Valgiano, Tuscany,
Ready, but will keep,
Very much a northern Tuscan, Lucchese blend of old vine, own estate 30% Sangiovese, 30% Merlot, 30% Syrah and 10% local varieties, grown on the property’s sandstone and clay soils, fermented and aged only in used barriques. It’s a full -odied, finely-woven blend of dark fruit, hay and sotto spirito kirsch black fruit, crunchy and linear. Distinctive and full of breed.
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Since the 1990s, the team of Laura di Collobiano, Moreno Petrini & winemaker/viticulturalist Saverio Petrilli have breathed new life into this stunning 16th century Tuscan estate, Valgiano.
As part of the Colline Lucchesi DOC overlooking Lucca, Valgiano is blessed with a mix of both limestone & sandstone soils, near perfect aspect, & a constant stream of bristlingly-pure water which spills off Monte Barbona rising nearly a 1000 metres above them.
This near perfect terroir encouraged Valgiano to convert to organic viticulture in 1997 & to biodynamics in 2002. Traditional methods are used in the cellar, employing a mix of stainless-steel & french oak, while technological interference is kept to a minimum.
The objective is to produce, in the simplest possible way, wines that are an expression of the place in which they are cultivated.