Wine Montevertine, Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT 2000

Le Pergole Torte - one of the jewels of Tuscany, sparkling with incredible charm; wine, invented and produced the light Sergio Manetti (Sergio Manetti). Additional awards and ratings:
Le Pergole Torte 2004 Decanter is located at 15 th place in the Top-50 "the best Italian wines at all times." Awarded 5 clusters of the Italian Sommelier Association.

Montevertine is located in the heart of Chianti, in the community of Radda at an altitude of 425 m above sea level. In 1967, Sergio Manetti, owner of the steel business, bought Montevertine as a country station. He restored the old house and broke a 2 hectare vineyard to make some wine for friends and customers. The first vintage produced, 1971, was more than decent, and Serdzhoo Manetti decided to present wine vseitalyanskoy wine fair in Verona - Vinitaly, through the Chamber of Commerce of Siena. The wine was an instant success, and a few years later, Sergio threw his business to devote himself to winemaking. It is from this area is still produced one of the greatest Tuscan wines in history, the icon of the Tuscan winemaking - Grand Le Pergole.

After the death of Sergio Manetti in 2000, vineyard management passed to his son Martino Manetti, who is assisted by Bruno Bini - comprehensive expert on climate and soils, and Giulio Gambella, which since 1977 is the only oenologist and consultant services, author of the first millesime Le Pergole Torte . Since 1985, the artist Alberto Manfredi painted label Le Pergole Torte same woman - sister Sergio Manetti. And although the artist died in 2000, left many of his works, which continue to decorate the best wine farms.
Now Montevertine vineyards occupy 18 hectares, of which 90% is given Sangiovese and 10% - Colorino and Canaiolo. Wine production is extremely traditional and never changed from the first year of manufacture. The grapes are harvested by hand, fermentation takes place in cement vats enameled, without temperature control about 25 days. The wine is then assembled. Malolaktika also extends in cement vats. Excerpt 18 months in Slavonian oak and 6 months in barriques alerskih and 6 months in bottles. No filtration and stabilization is not made, the wine is bottled using gravity. Produced in a limited volume - an average of 2,000 boxes of 6 bottles. Ageing potential 15 years or more.