Wine name Maria Teresa “Fattoria Bernicchi”
Denomination Cabernet IGT Toscana rosso
Vintage 2013
Production area Tenuta Maria Teresa, Colline Lucchesi
Oenologist Massimo Motroni
Oenologist mainly sandy with presence of magnesium and silicium
Grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon e Cabernet Franc
Exposure Facing South
Average vineyards 20 years
Altitude 100 mt a.s.l.
Training system guyot
Vine stocks per ha 5500
Yield per ha in Kg 4000
Average year production 3.000 bottles/year

Harvest Manual harvest in 15 Kg perforated plastic boxes. Bunch selection according to ripening, in the first days of October.
Vinification The grapes were produced with biodynamic methods. Crushing and destemming, skin maceration at 28/30° C for 15 days with daily pumping over and delestage, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats.
Maturing The wine is aged for 12 months in barriques of first or second passage. Then it is assembled in stainless steel vats and left to rest in the natural cold throughout the winter months to achieve tartaric stabilization; it is bottled in the spring.
Bottle ageing At least 12 months
Colour Rich ruby red
Bouquet Intense flavours of red fruits (cherries and ribes), completed by pleasant hints of exotic spices (sandalwood) and vanilla seeds
Taste The palate is full and soft, with silky tannins, balanced in all its components, remarkable aftertaste with a perfect linearity
Alcohol 13 % by Vol
Total Acidity 5,80 gr/l
Ph 3,39