Val Delle Rose
Aurelio
In 1996, Famiglia Cecchi purchased the Val delle Rose winery in the little village of Poggio la Mozza, which lies at the productive heart of Morellino di Scansano appellation.The Cecchi family has been a pioneer of the Maremma area, believing in the great potential of the wild area a few kilometers from the Medeterranean Sea. Val Delle Rose is now the biggest winery in the Morellino di Scansano appellation.
At the time of its acquisition, Val Delle Rose had 25 hectares of vines. The Cecchi intervention was comparable to a minor farming revolution, as the agricultural techniques used until then did not ensure the batch-to-batch consistency needed for the viability of a serious winery. A study of the property’s soil revealed the enormous potential of this terroir. The study was so promising that the Cecchi family decided to extend the land under vines to about the current 100 hectares.
Tasting Notes
This is a big wine... jam packed with intense flavors thanks to a warm growing region and great attention to detail in the cellar. Oak aged for a long time, this wine has a dark color in the glass, shows strong character on the nose from intense fruit and wood.
Cultivation
Feldspathic quartz sandstone soil with skeletal material, 150m above sea level, yield of 4 tons per hectare and a density of 5000 vines per hectare, spurred cordon pruning.
Vinification
Vinification consists of an extended skin contact during a long maceration of 15 days. Fermentation is temperature controlled in small stainless steel tanks at 25°C.
Aging
Aging occurs in barriques for 12 months with a 6 month aging in bottle before release.
Press
2019:
93 points - James Suckling
2018:
93 points - James Suckling
93 points - Robert Parker
91 points - Wine Enthusiast
2017:
93 points - James Suckling
2016:
93 points - James Suckling
93 points - Wine Spectator
2015:
95 points - James Suckling
APPELLATION
DOC Maremma Toscana
VARIETAL
95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
ABV
13.5%
ALTITUDE
150 meters
SOIL
Feldspathic quartz sandstone with skeletal material
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
20,000 btls