Tenuta Sette Ponti
Crognolo 2024
| Denomination | IGT Toscana |
|---|---|
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Sangiovese |
| Aging | In French oak with bottle ageing for 6 months before marketing. |
Description
Crognolo is produced on the Tenuta Sette Ponti, owned by the Morelli Cuseri family since the 1950s after the purchase of the first 60 hectares from Princesses Margherita and Maria Cristina of Savoy. The area, rich in history, was already considered one of the four most important wine-growing areas of Tuscany by the De’ Medici family, confirmed and protected by an edict of 1716 by Grand Duke Cosimo III. The Morelli Cuseri family's love for the vineyards and for wine means that the labels produced on Tenuta Sette Ponti are among the most prestigious in the world. The name, chosen for the importance and beauty of the territory, derives from the number of bridges located over the Arno, one of which appears in the most famous Italian painting in the world, La Gioconda.
Vinified only with the best selection of Sangiovese grapes and a small addition of Merlot which gives it softness and pleasantness, grown on a draining soil rich in galestro, Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo is a wine of great structure and longevity. To produce excellent wines, the company uses only the best technologies and the utmost commitment to quality, both in fermentation, which takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with a three-week maceration on the skins, and in maturation, which lasts 14 months and takes place in second-passage French oak barriques, which are less "aggressive" than new ones and give the wine more delicate aromas. Before being released for sale, it is aged in the bottle for 6 months to stabilize and obtain a wine with an intense and fruity aroma.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1998
- Oenologist: Team di tecnici e consulenti
- Bottles produced: 250.000
- Hectares: 60
The oldest vineyard dates back to 1935 and has always been called the 'Vineyard of the Empire'. The vineyard was planted by His Royal Highness Duke Amedeo d'Aosta, Vice-King of Ethiopia, and so named to commemorate the victory in the African War and the birth of the Italian Colonial Empire with the conquest of Abyssinia. To this end, the Duke commissioned his uncle, His Royal Highness Count Emanuele Filiberto of Turin, General Designate of the Army and General of the Cavalry, to supervise the work to complete the vineyard as quickly as possible. The work proceeded not without difficulty due to a 30% difference in height that forced the land to be filled in and subsequently terraced, which is still visible today and was completed in 1939. Read more
| Name | Tenuta Sette Ponti Crognolo 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Tenuta Sette Ponti |
| Story | The name "Crognolo" stands for a wild bush, the Cornus, that grows abundantly on the company estate. |
| Origin | Castiglion Fibocchi (Arezzo) |
| Climate | Altitude: 250 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Sandy, clayey, with good texture. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon |
| Plants per hectare | 6,666 |
| Yield per hectare | 4,500 kg/hectare |
| Fermentation | 20 days. |
| Wine making | Controlled-temperature fermentation for 20 days, followed by maceration. |
| Aging | In French oak with bottle ageing for 6 months before marketing. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |