Podere Forte
Guardiavigna
Podere Forte
Guardiavigna
“The name comes from the rock that used to guard the vines. I mix up – I have to mix up – History and Fable. The Fable of a great Tuscan wine.”
Pasquale Forte
The Cru Guardiavigna is produced from a Grand Cru Soil and precisely from a vineyard named Orniello. It is produced with the highest attention and care in each detail. Guardiavigna name is coming from two words: Guardia = "Gard" and Vigna = "Vineyard": so the Guardiavigna would means "the guardian of the vineyards" due to a small tower in Podere Forte where in the past a guard used to patrol and protect vineyards from grape theives.
Wine Production
VINEYARD: the vineyard is planted with a density of 6.250 - 7.800 vines per hectare, bush-trained vines according to organic and biodynamic practices.
HARVEST: grapes are harvested in 15 kg crates; a careful manual bunch selection and an optical selection of the individual grapes follows.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING: spontaneous fermentation in French oak vats, up to 35 days; ageing in French oak casks and barrique for 18-20 months; 18-24 months of bottle maturation follows.
Tasting Notes
Guardiavigna is a version of perfectly and slowly ripened Cabernet Franc. An intense, deep and vast bouquet. Full bodied, with a very refined tannic structure. A very elegant and endless wine.
Food Pairing
Perfect with complex and structured main courses, slow cooked meat and spicy courses.
“The name comes from the rock that used to guard the vines. I mix up – I have to mix up – History and Fable. The Fable of a great Tuscan wine.”
Pasquale Forte
The Cru Guardiavigna is produced from a Grand Cru Soil and precisely from a vineyard named Orniello. It is produced with the highest attention and care in each detail. Guardiavigna name is coming from two words: Guardia = "Gard" and Vigna = "Vineyard": so the Guardiavigna would means "the guardian of the vineyards" due to a small tower in Podere Forte where in the past a guard used to patrol and protect vineyards from grape theives.
Wine Production
VINEYARD: the vineyard is planted with a density of 6.250 - 7.800 vines per hectare, bush-trained vines according to organic and biodynamic practices.
HARVEST: grapes are harvested in 15 kg crates; a careful manual bunch selection and an optical selection of the individual grapes follows.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING: spontaneous fermentation in French oak vats, up to 35 days; ageing in French oak casks and barrique for 18-20 months; 18-24 months of bottle maturation follows.
Tasting Notes
Guardiavigna is a version of perfectly and slowly ripened Cabernet Franc. An intense, deep and vast bouquet. Full bodied, with a very refined tannic structure. A very elegant and endless wine.
Food Pairing
Perfect with complex and structured main courses, slow cooked meat and spicy courses.
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