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The Masi family has been making wine for three generations. It currently produces a wide range of wines (white, rose, red and dessert) from a variety of grapes all of which come from the area of Rufina and its surroundings (except for the Bianco^? Vergine Valdichiana).

Sangiovese 50%
Cabernet Sauvignon 50%

Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Rufina area.

Classical red vinification^?, with a 15 – 20 day period of maceration^?. The wine is then transferred to little French and American oak^?? barrels at their second passage, generally on the January following the harvest, when the malolactic fermentation^?? is almost at the end. Its stay in wood is about 14 months; after that, the wine is bottled, and then rested in bottle for about 3 months.

Ruby red colour. Intense^? currant, cherry and berry aromas, well integrated^? with hints of vanilla^?. Full bodied, with silky^? tannins and a long, fruity^? finish^?.

13,7% alcohol^? vol. extract^? 29 g/l, total acidity^? 5,6 g/l, total SO₂^? 60 mg/l

Serve with chicken^? casseroles, roast beef^?, veal^? escalope and semi-matured cheeses.

Serving temperature: 18°C.

It reaches its complete maturity after medium-long ageing.

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