Cuvèe del fondatore
GRAF NOIR
…THE ESSENCE
The soul of our terroir and the revolutionary dream of the man who imagined it come together in this wine that is now dedicated to him. It comes from the union of the best selections of red grapes from the family estate, a super selection that takes place only in certain vintages that are considered significant, or that we particularly liked, to express through this blend the highest dimension of Tenuta la Palazza’s terroir. In each vintage the proportions of the grapes are different even to the point of excluding some grapes from the blend altogether in certain vintages. The wine is then aged at length to translate its most authentic essence. It is produced in extremely limited quantities and in numbered bottles.
The horse to whom this wine is dedicated – Graf Noir – was the father of the first foal born on our estate’s small farm. He was a beautiful stallion, black, huge, powerful. He looked you straight in the eye, proud, elegant and unafraid of anything.
UVE
Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Longanesi Grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon. In varying proportions depending on the vintage, and not always all four present.
VINIFICATION
Manual harvest, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in open oak tonneaux.
AGING
in Allier and Tronçais barrels of 225-liter and 500-liter capacity and in bottle for a total period of at least 6 years. It is bottled unfiltered.
AGING CAPACITY
25 years and beyond.
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION
1,150 to 1,760 btls. - 73 Magnum - 13 Jeroboam
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