Vini Franchetti 'Sancaba' Pinot Nero Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy 2019

“High up in the hills above the town of San Casciano dei Bagni, at 650m of altitude, I found a small vineyard of pinot noir and from there began my Sancaba project, a wine making project that would express the elegance of the varietal together with the character of my terroir.”  Carlo Franchetti

Situated high in the hills above San Casciano dei Bagni, in a remote corner of southern Tuscany on the border with Umbria and Lazio, the vineyards of Sancaba benefit from cooler conditions than most of central Italy: constant cool winds from the nearby Apennine mountains, lower median day temperatures due to the high elevation and good temperature excursions between day and night. Here pinot noir finds suitable nordic conditions as well as quick-draining, calcium-rich crumbling soils of galestro and alberese rock which force the roots to dig deep underground and produce mineral rich wines.

A rich and generous vintage that offered abundance to the vines during the entire vegetative cycle. Rainfall was abundant during winter and spring time and temperatures remained mild all the way up to June 10th, after which high pressure settled on the Mediterranean bringing a warm and dry summer that lasted well into September. The healthy and fully ripened grapes have given life to a wine of great structure and phenolic richness with a solar and generous personality.