Donatella's Sanchimento 2014
“Sanchimento” IGT : 2014, vintage without winter and without summer, gives us a white wine with more perfumes and aromas than in previous years
Sanchimento IGT Bianco Toscano
by Donatella Cinelli Colombini
The 2014 harvest was definitely Nordic. 86 days of rain from April to October, ten more than the perfect vintage 2010. During the months of June and July it you thought you were in London where you can never go out without an umbrella.
These Nordic conditions resembled those typical in the Traminer vineyards and so favoured the synthesis of the aromas. The Sanchimento 2014 shows in fact more fragrance and more freshness compared to previous years.
Donatella Cinelli Colombini Sanchimento IGT
The Sanchimento wine gets its name from the Chapel at Fattoria del Colle which is dedicated to San Clemente – in local dialect Sanchimento – and is obtained from the small vineyard of Traminer grapes around the chapel. It faces north and is 404 hectares above sea level on clayey soil of sea origin
Type: dry white.
Production area: Tuscany, Trequanda, Fattoria del Colle.
Vintage characteristics: mild winter, very rainy spring and cool summer with nights that were practically cold. August had only two thunderstorms and the sky was clear all through the harvest.
Traminer
Grape variety: Traminer 100%.
Grape harvest: The grapes were handpicked and put into small crates with slits, where they were refrigerated before vinification.
Fermentation: The must obtained from the pressing was cooled to 4°C for the static decanting of the lees. After 12 hours the limpid must was racked and as soon as the temperature reached 14°C the yeasts were added. The fermentation lasted about 20 days at a temperature of 16-18°C.
Quantity produced: 2.000 bottles.
Colour: light golden yellow.
Aroma: pleasantly spicy and floral, particularly rich and complex-
Taste: fresh, sapid, fine, harmonious, well balanced and persistent.
Serve with: delicate vegetable, fish and meat dishes, and with cheese.
Way of serving: serve cool (10°-12°C) in crystal tulip shaped wine goblets.
Storage: drink within two years from production. Keep the bottles lying down in a dark and cool place