Cenerentola 2010, will the Prince Charming fall in love?

Cenerentola 2010, will the Prince Charming fall in love?

2010, the perfect grape harvest, one that all wine makers dream about. Cenerentola, the flagship wine for Fattoria del Colle, Orcia Doc

It comes from the Sangiovese and Foglia Tonda vineyards at 400 metres above sea level in a ventilated position and well exposed to the sun. Hand picked grapes which are chosen once arrived in the cellar, where the selection table allows one to choose only the best grapes.

In the Fattoria del Colle winery the Cenerentola wine is aged in 500-700 litre tonneaux and in small French oak casks for one year. It is a satisfying wine, harmonious, powerful and long lasting because, the great vintages have quite the ability to reach soon very high quality levels and to maintain them for decades

A wine with solely Tuscan characteristics because it contains two traditionally old varieties: the elegant Sangiovese king of the Italian vineyard and the powerful Foglia Tonda which originates in the southern Siena area, which Fattoria del Colle has emphasized after nearly one century of disuse.

So finally Cenerentola (Cinderella) is about to become a princess. This wine owes its name to the position of the DOC Orcia wine region, born in 2000, between the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and the Brunello di Montalcino wine areas. Practically a challenge for the new wine appellation towards the two more famous and important “sisters”. But will it be the 2010 vintage that the Prince Charming will fall in love with?

Type: dry red

Production area: Toscana, Trequanda, Fattoria del Colle vineyards.
Vintage characteristics: Very rainy winter and spring, in May there were 22 days of rain. Very hot summer, especially in July. Colouring of the grapes was very slow especially for the Foglia Tonda whose vines were still in vegetation at harvest time. Last phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine was decidedly accelerated.

Grape types: 65% Sangiovese (Brunello), 35% Foglia Tonda.
Grape harvest: The grapes were hand picked and reached the winery quickly in their crates. Excellent poliphenolic extraction, the grape seeds were totally lignified.
Vinification: fermentation in stainless steel temperature controlled vats.
Ageing: 12 months in 5-7 hl tonneaux and in small casks.

Colour: intense, brilliant ruby red
Aroma: fine, rich and intense, and complex.Net hints of ripe red fruits and spices.

Taste: full, intense, harmonious and long lasting. Soft tannins in a structure apt for long ageing.
Serve with: may be served with important meats and aged cheeses.
Way of serving: Serve at room temperature (18-20 °C) in crystal balloon shaped wine goblets.
Home ageing: 10-20 years. Keep the bottles lying down in a cool dark place