Tauleto Sangiovese Rubicone Umberto Cesari 2018
Savoury flavours of dark cherries and black stone fruits combine with notes of dried herbs, smoky oak, with a hint of coffee and vanilla in the background. A rounded, full-bodied red wine with a spicy, persistent and lingering aftertaste.
The average age of the vines is 20 years, producing a yield of 6.5 tonnes per hectare. The soil is rich in clay.
The grapes were harvested by hand and left to dry for two weeks prior to pressing. Maceration lasted 30 days at temperatures less than 30°C in Slavonian oak vats. The wine was aged for 24 months in Allier oak barriques and tonneaux of 225 and 500 litres, followed by a further six months in bottle prior to release.
For Umberto Cesari, producing good wine in Emilia Romagna was a family tradition. It is here that Umberto and his wife Giuliana started their company in 1965, when they bought 20 hectares of land in the hills. Their ambition was to turn Sangiovese into a great wine, reflecting the typicity of the area. The winery has continually expanded and today the estate extends over 355 hectares divided into distinct vineyards; La Casetta, Parolino, Cà Grande, Laurento, Liano, Claterna, Miravalle and Tauleto each of which provides the perfect micro-climate for the vines planted. Their estate is sustainably cultivated and certified sustainable by SQNPI. As pioneers of quality, this family-run estate wins numerous of accolades every year and has been awarded 'IWSC Italian Winemaker of the Year' four times in the last 15 years. The estate is now in the hands of Umberto’s son, Gianmaria Cesari, who follows in Umberto's footsteps.
