Bolgheri, 09:18 A.M.
Messorio, first produced in 1994, Messorio was a personal challenge with one of the most planted varieties in Bolgheri, on the Tuscan coast, and in the world: Merlot. From the start, the idea was to transform the best bunches into an impactful wine with a lot of personality, staying as far away as possible from the more soft, predictable style that is often associated with Merlot and instead making a thoroughbred eager to win the race. The name “messorio” refers to the wheat harvest, one of the most fundamental parts of the agricultural cycle.
The spring season was marked by excellent weather conditions, allowing for the plants’ perfect vegeto-productive balance. The veraison process set in about ten days ahead of usual schedule (between late July and early August). Summer got off to a good start, but then temperatures soared into a scorching heatwave from mid-August through mid-September, bringing ripening and harvesting ten days ahead of normal. ->
Denomination: Toscana IGT
First Vintage: 1994
Grape varieties: Merlot 100%
Vineyards: Contessine 1983, Puntone 1993
Training System: guyot
Yield: 800 gr per plant
Harvest period: 1st week of September
Winemaking: fermentation and maceration for 25 days
Aging: 18 months in oak barriques
Bottling: August 2002
