Banfi Cum Laude Red 6 / Case

Production area estate vineyards in the southern hills of montalcino. Altitude: from 120 meters above sea level (syrah) to 230 meters above sea level (sangiovese). Position: hillside. Method of production the four varieties are vinified separately in horizon hybrid stainless steel & wood tanks with a cold maceration (14°c) prior to fermentation for 2 days. Maceration at 22°c follows until the 2 last days of alcoholic fermentation when the temperature is brought up to 27°c. After the alcoholic fermentation the wines are separately racked into barriques where malolactic fermentation takes place and where they age approximately for 6 months. The cuvee is made and then aged an additional 6 months completed by 6 months of bottle aging. The winemaker comment our newest supertuscan cuvee cum laude – latin for with honours – combines for the first time the four red varietals which have been selected during the 25 years of research as the best for our vineyards in m