2017 Cavaliere Tuscan Blend Red Wine
IGT Toscana Red Wine from Tuscany, Italy - Sangiovese and merlot grapes

Tenuta Torciano Cavaliere "IGT Toscana"

Vintage: 2016

Certification: IGT Toscana

Grapes Varieties: Sangiovese and Merlot

Alcohol: 13.5%

Aging: 4 years in barriques

Format: 750ml

Type: Red Still Wine

Serving Temperature: 16/18 °C

Pairing: First courses and risottos, red meat

Country: Italy, Tuscany

Wine Description:

"Cavaliere" is an aristocrat wine with elegant and personal flavor. With a deep ruby red tending to garnet with age it's a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot. Its bouquet is Round, complete and elegant. Has a dry, full and smooth flavor.

The prime quality and structure of this wine demand excellent first courses and risottos with sauces made from game, red meat, and mature spicy cheeses.

Wine Cellar:

Tenuta Torciano Winery is situated in the heart of Tuscany, 35 minutes from Florence and 20 minutes from Siena, surrounded by beautiful rolling hills and a succession of unique greenery that features towering cypress trees, long stretches of beautiful vineyards, olive groves, forests of oaks and lovely villages.

When you visit Tenuta Torciano Winery, you will totally immerse yourself in Italian culture, together with a Tuscan family consisting of 13 generations of wine producers. Here you will experience warm hospitality and additional Tuscan traditions handed down from father to son.

Area of Production:

Located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast, Tuscany is home to some of the world's most notable wine regions. Toscana IGT is the most famous – and the most commonly used – of Italy's Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) titles. The geographical region it indicates is, in short, Tuscany.

Toscana IGT wines can be made in any village in any of Tuscany's 10 provinces.

Grapes:

Merlot – Sangiovese wines are made from two grape varieties extensively grown and widely appreciated in Italy. Sangiovese is internationally renowned for its well-balanced structure and savory flavors.

Sangiovese almost always plays the dominant role in the blend, with Merlot used to soften the wine's texture and make it more approachable in its youth. Merlot also adds fruitiness and juiciness to the blend, complementing Sangiovese's more savory and herbaceous qualities.