2017 Querciabella Palafreno Toscana IGT Volume:Default Title Reduced pump-overs during fermentation helped

Reduced pump-overs during fermentation helped moderate tannin extraction

The season was completed with an ideal September: temperatures

72 ppm over the course of aging)

This reduced fruit set in all varietals

Wine is racked and then sits until February

2017 Querciabella Palafreno Toscana IGT Volume:Default Title Reduced pump-overs during fermentation helpedMade from 100% Merlot The 2017 vintage is one of the driest on records. The scarcity of rain, a cold winter, and a long, hot summer limited bunches and berries development, but also kept disease pressure low. Thanks to near perfect autumn conditions, we harvested healthy grapes with vibrant profiles and depth. The high skin to juice ratio of the berries and ripe tannins made it a fine start for elegant wines of tension and structure. Harvest start