Beschreibung
The Merlot Desideriois produced in the cellars of Avignonesi, founded in 1974in the noble town of Montepulcianoby the historic family whose name it still bears today. The turning point came in 2009when VirginieSaverysacquired the company to reclassify and downsize it. Today the company has grown to 175hectares divided between Montepulcianoand Cortona, becoming one of the leading companies in biodynamic viticulture in Italy. The union of one of the most The production of high-quality wines with sustainable and pure viticulture has led the company to become one of the most appreciated realities in the Tuscan and Italian panorama.
AvignonesiDesideriobears the name of a bullthat lived on the Avignonesi Capezzinefarm more than a century ago, and was considered the largest bull in Tuscany and helped define the Chianina cattle breed, the famous Florentine steak. Produced purely from Merlotgrapes harvested between the end of Augustand the beginning of September, grown on soil composed of fluvialsediment and clay, for the part of the grapes grown in Cortona, while clayand siltyfor the remaining part coming from Montepulciano. From the harvest to the arrival in the cellar, located on the Lodola estate, the grapes are preserved as much as possible to avoid any type of external intervention and safeguard the berries as much as possible. The vinification is very delicate, in fact each batch is fermented and matured separately to maximize the characteristics of the grapes. The fermentation lasts between two and three weeks at a controlled temperature in stainless steel vats, where maceration on the skins also takes place, with the addition of indigenous yeasts, while the malolactic fermentation is carried out in wood. The aging, which takes place once the final blend has been assembled, takes place in 225-liter oak barrels for 20 months to gain the typical strong structure of Merlot and the peculiar explosion of flavor.
