In Vino Veritas

The vines grow on predominantly sandy soils of weathered granite with a thin layer of clay; the plantings are trained on trellises and the grapes are hand-picked. After overnight skin contact and gentle pressing, the must ferments in Allier oak barriques. The wine then matures for seven to ten years, partly in steel and partly in wood, on flor yeasts, followed by at least eight months in bottle. It shows an intense golden-yellow colour, a dry, full-bodied structure, very long persistence and aromas of nuts, honey, fig, date and balsamic strawflower notes. Source: tenuteolbios.com; the 2013 vintage is additionally corroborated by retailer information.