Casa di Terra

Casa di Terra Bolgheri Superiore represents our business philosophy based on daily work, passion, and attachment to the history of Bolgheri and its lands. This area is able to produce balanced and elegant wines with an intense texture. Casa di Terra was born with the idea of producing a 100% Cabernet Franc. This grape variety finds its adopted home in this corner of Tuscany offering unique sensory emotions

VITICULTURE
Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc
Location: Bolgheri, vineyards on the Bolgherese road

Exposure: East - West
Vineyard age: 2004 - 2011 - 2013
Soil type: Ferrous clay-sandy soils
Training system: VSP spur cordon pruned
Plant density: 5.600 plants/hectare
Yield per hectare: 6500 kg per hectare

WINE MAKING AND AGEING

Fermentation: After the cold maceration, fermentation is carried out in a natural way by the same yeasts naturally present on the grapes. It continues for about 25 days at 26/28°C.
Ageing: Aged the 20% in French oak barriques of first passage, 40% in the barriques of second passage and 40% in barriques of third passage. Then aged in bottle for 12 months.

TASTING NOTES

Nose with wide bouquet of spices and leather highlights, which are then supplemented by notes of black fruit and hints ofsmokeandgraphite.Thepalateiswarmandinviting,thevelvetytannins,sweetand softmake thewine final extremely persistent.

FOOD & WINE PAIRING
Truffles dish, slow cooking meat dishes.

ECO WINE LABEL