Description
Polissena is an act of love, a homage to Tuscany, and to one of its typical grape varieties: Sangiovese. The grape has a strong backbone but is refined and balanced. It is captivating but modest and never invasive
Color
Deep ruby red
Grape Varieties
Aroma
Notes of underbrush and hints of red fruit
Taste
It is dry with a good body and a pleasant hint of tannins
Cellaring Potential
Over 5 years.
Food Matching
Ideal with all of the Tuscan dishes cooked with meat, Tuscan croutons, aged cheeses, cured meats, first and main courses with game (wild boar, chianina meat and cinta senese meat/salami).
Vinification
On the first day of fermentation during vinification, 10 to 20% of the liquid is removed from the tanks to increase concentration. Maceration, the process by which whole grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide rich environment prior to crushing, takes about 22 days in the stainless-steel tanks at a temperature controlled 28°C.
Aging
The last stage is alcoholic fermentation which takes around 10 days on average after which the wine is decanted in to barrels. The wine is then left to mature in the casks for at least 12 months after which it is filtered and bottled. After twelve months, the wine returns to the stainless-steel vats for approximately one month and is then gently filtered, bottled and left for a further 6 months to mature in the bottle.