2000 - Palafreno - Querciabella - 4 Btl.

Bottles in excellent conditions.
CT: 90/100

Technical information
Variety: Merlot (100%).
Viticulture: Biodynamic since 2000; organic since 1988.
Average production: 3,000 bottles.
Appellation: Toscana IGT
First vintage: 2000
Average yield: 25 hl/ha
Average alcohol content: 14.0% vol.
Ideal serving temperature: 18–20° C (64–68° F)

About this wine
Palafreno, whose first vintage was the glorious 2000,
is a monovarietal Merlot, carefully crafted from the
fruit of some among the best vineyards of the estate
in Greve in Chianti. This wine is only bottled in
the best vintages. Rich, deep, and elegant, this wine
benefits from about 30 minutes of decanting prior to serving.
‘Palafreno’ is an ancient Italian word designating a noble
riding horse used bymedieval knights for travel, parades
or tournaments.
The grapes are carefully selected in the vineyards, and
harvested in 8 kilo crates. They are destemmed,
not crushed, then transferred to three-ton oak fermenters,
where alcoholic fermentation, maceration and malolactic
fermentation take place. Maceration lasts about 18 days.
Afterwards, the wine is transferred to barriques,
where it undergoes élevage for about one year.
At this stage, the best lots, selected through extensive
tasting, are assembled into the final blend, which
undergoes a further six months of élevage.
100% French oak is used; 25% new. The wine is
regularly racked and tasted during barrel maturation.
After bottling, the wine rests for about six months
before release.
Palafreno is released no sooner than 26 months
after harvest. Depending on the vintage, it reaches
maturity between 3 and 5 years after harvest.
The plateau lasts until at least 12 years after harvest.
No animal products or byproducts are used
in the production of this wine making it
suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

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The auction item is sold for its collector value and not for its content, which is to be considered absolutely incidental.
The value of the object exceeds the commercial value of the content, as it is no longer available for sale at normal retail outlets and stores.