La Fornace Rosso Toscano IGT - Carpineto

The barrel-aged La Fornace Rosso Toscano from the wine-growing region of Tuscany presents itself in the glass in a dense ruby red. If you tilt the glass slightly, you can see a transition of the color towards brick red at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. If you swirl the glass, this red wine reveals a high level of density and richness, which can be seen in the strong stained glass windows at the edge of the glass. In the glass, this red wine from Carpineto offers aromas of blackcurrants, blackberries, morello cherries, mulberries and black cherries, complemented by dark chocolate, oriental spices and gingerbread spice. This dry red wine from Carpineto is perfect for wine drinkers who would prefer 0.0 grams of sugar in their wine. La Fornace Rosso Toscano comes very close to this, as it was vinified with just 1.6 grams of residual sugar. Thanks to its balanced fruit acidity, La Fornace Rosso Toscano flatters the palate with a velvety feel without lacking any juicy liveliness. On the finish, this red wine from the Tuscany wine-growing region finally impresses with its considerable length. Once again, there are hints of blackcurrant and blackberry. Mineral notes from the clay-dominated soils are added to the finish.

Vinification of the Carpineto La Fornace Rosso Toscano

The basis for the powerful La Fornace Rosso Toscano from Tuscany |Tuscany is grapes from the Sangiovese grape variety. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Tuscany |Tuscany. Here, the vines dig their roots deep into clay soils. La Fornace Rosso Toscano is an Old World wine through and through, as this Italian wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. After the grape harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in small wooden vats at controlled temperatures. Once fermentation is complete, La Fornace Rosso Toscano is matured for another 30 months in American oak barrels.

Dining recommendations for La Fornace Rosso Toscano from Carpineto

This Italian wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to lemon-chilli chicken with bulgur, duck breast with sugar snaps or red onions stuffed with couscous and apricots.

Awards for the La Fornace Rosso Toscano from Carpineto

In addition to a price-pleasure ratio, this red wine from Carpineto can also boast awards and top ratings above 90 points. In detail, these are for the 2010 vintage

• Guida Vitae AIS- 3 vines
• I Vini di Veronelli - 94 points

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