Cardinal de Retz 2007

Vin Santo del Chianti Rufina Riserva DOC

At Tenuta Bossi vin santo has always been made, just as tradition demands. Since the 1950s it has been produced from Trebbiano alone.

Buy on the shop Technical sheet (PDF)

Terroir: Galestro marl and clay soils with calcareous sediments.
Grape varieties: Trebbiano 100%.
Training system: Capovolto (arched cane).
Alcohol content: 16%
Ageing potential: 30 years and beyond.
Formats: 0,375 lt

The vintages

2003 2004 2005 2006 2010 2013

Harvest and climate

The 2007 vintage was marked by generous winter rainfall and a consistently mild spring. The grapes came in healthy and fully ripe, on a par with recent vintages. The grapes were picked by hand in late September, early October.

Fermentation and vinification

The grapes were laid to dry for some three months on cane racks in a loft beneath the roof. Vinification takes place off the skins after gentle pressing. Fermentation follows in small oak caratelli.

Ageing

It rests for 9 years in caratelli of 50-200 litre capacity in a loft beneath the roof.

Tasting notes

Cardinal de Retz 2007 is amber in colour with intense tawny highlights. Great aromatic intensity with remarkable complexity and breadth of perfume. Mellow notes of dried fig, almond, caramel, candied fruit, date and chestnut honey close on sweet spice and a faintly ethereal finish. On the palate it is sweet, supple and round, at once elegant and powerful. The gustatory balance is compelling: over a structure carried entirely by an elegant alcoholic note, a supporting freshness emerges. The finish is extremely long, echoing all the notes found on the nose, dried apricot above all.

Serving temperature and glass

The recommended serving temperature is between 10 and 12 C°. The glass to use for this wine is a dessert-wine goblet.

Pairing

Chocolate desserts, cream-based ice creams and dry almond-paste biscuits, but also foie gras or blue-veined and long-matured cheeses.

Production area

The Villa Bossi estate, at an altitude of around 300 metres above sea level, in the dedicated Camerata and Sottomonte vineyards: 1.2 hectares of Trebbiano with a southern exposure, set on the hillside.

Environmental label

Bottle

GL 70

Colourless glass — Glass collection

Capsule

Tin 42

Tin capsule — Mixed materials collection

Cork

FOR 51

Cork stopper — Organic waste collection

Packaging

PAP 20 e 21

Corrugated and non-corrugated cardboard — Paper collection