"I BALZINI" White Label IGP (Red Wine) 2009

Name of wine: I BALZINI White Label IGP (Protected Geographical Indication) Colli della Toscana Centrale.

Soil: Of Pliocene origin, sedimentary formations characterized by the presence of alternating strata of yellow sands and clay with a notable presence of marine fossils.

Micro-climate: Warm and temperate with average to elevated precipitation, cold winters and warm to very warm summers and particularly sunny late afternoons and sunsets given the precise western exposure.

Exposure: Southwestwards with a north to south orientation of the vine rows.

Vineyard work: A working of the soil alternated with a cover crop along with a cordon de Royat training system. Crop thinning during the growing season and a final selection of the crop: during the hand picking, the bunches are placed in small packing cases and are selected on a belt as they are about to be pressed.

Fermentation: Two weeks of skin contact in stainless steel tanks at temperatures between 79° and 83° Fahrenheit (26°-28° centigrade); a complete malolactic fermentation.

Aging: In small, medium-toasted French oak barrels for approximately twelve months followed by at least 18 months of bottle aging before release.

Suggestions: An ideal wine for lengthy cellaring, to be served in large crystal stemware at temperatures between 61° and 65° Fahrenheit (16°-18° centigrade).

Particular characteristics: An intense and elegant wine with a well defined territorial character.

『根據香港法律，不得在業務過程中，向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類。』