Val Delle Rose
Litorale Vermentino
In 1996, Famiglia Cecchi purchased the Val delle Rose winery in the little village of Poggio la Mozza, which lies at the productive heart of Morellino di Scansano appellation.The Cecchi family has been a pioneer of the Maremma area, believing in the great potential of the wild area a few kilometers from the Medeterranean Sea. Val Delle Rose is now the biggest winery in the Morellino di Scansano appellation.
At the time of its acquisition, Val Delle Rose had 25 hectares of vines. The Cecchi intervention was comparable to a minor farming revolution, as the agricultural techniques used until then did not ensure the batch-to-batch consistency needed for the viability of a serious winery. A study of the property’s soil revealed the enormous potential of this terroir. The study was so promising that the Cecchi family decided to extend the land under vines to about the current 100 hectares.
Tasting Notes
Its color is pale yellow with light golden hues, has a very intense fruity aroma of summer ripe fruit. On the palate there is an important aromatic note combined with a pleasant persistence. It is a generous and intense wine with great structure and freshness.
Cultivation
The soil is sandstone rich with decomposing rock, 150m above sea level, yield of 7 tonnes per hectare and a density of 5500 vines per hectare, guyot trellising.
Vinification
Vinification begins with a controlled cold maceration. Then, fermentation occurs off-skins in small and medium sized stainless steel tanks at a temperature of 15°C for 15 days.
Aging
Minimum aging of 2 months in bottle.
Press
2022:
90 points - James Suckling
2021:
90 points - James Suckling
2020:
91 points - James Suckling
2019:
90 points - James Suckling
2018:
92 points - James Suckling
2017:
90 points - James Suckling
2016:
90 points - James Suckling
APPELLATION
DOC Maremma Toscana
VARIETAL
100% Vermentino
ABV
13%
ALTITUDE
150 meters
SOIL
Sandstone rich with decomposing rock
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
60,000 btls