Frasca
Color: red
Year of production: 2015
Price: 19.00 euros
Annual production: 7000 bottles
Denomination: IGT Toscana
Aging: 14 months Sangiovese in big barrels of 80hl, Syrah and Merlot barrique
Grapes: Sangiovese 50%, Syrah 25%, Merlot 25%
It is interesting and surprising to be able to taste a wine that, thanks to a very favorable vintage as it was in 2015, best expresses the research that was done to combine such a mineral soil with some vines that represent tradition and tradition. Tuscan innovation.
We are not far from the sea in Varramista, a place that can be defined as “out of time” for its beauty and historicity, rich in all those fragrances that characterize an area, still and partly outside the traditional routes, of regional tourism.
Frasca is a wine made with a majority of the main Tuscan grape variety, Sangiovese, which combined with two columns of international viticulture such as Merlot and Syrah, creates a blend of absolute thickness, harmonizing that set of characteristics so pleasing to the impact olfactory.
Closing the eyes, smelling this wine, the aromatic notes that lead to dark chocolate and licorice are enhanced, assembled by hints of leather and cigar tobacco and it is already in itself a triumph of curiosity that enriches the sense of smell. However, the whole body emerges on the palate, elegant, frank and full, making sure that the olfactory aromas return to the mouth in terms of great balance. Then tasting this wine the exciting note is the softness of its tannins, something never trivial when talking about the majority of Tuscan Sangiovese in the blend.
We would like to limit ourselves to writing about pairings with game or noble meat, but tasting it with a pasta dish with courtyard sauce gave moments of true nobility.
We are not far from the sea in Varramista, a place that can be defined as “out of time” for its beauty and historicity, rich in all those fragrances that characterize an area, still and partly outside the traditional routes, of regional tourism.
Frasca is a wine made with a majority of the main Tuscan grape variety, Sangiovese, which combined with two columns of international viticulture such as Merlot and Syrah, creates a blend of absolute thickness, harmonizing that set of characteristics so pleasing to the impact olfactory.
Closing the eyes, smelling this wine, the aromatic notes that lead to dark chocolate and licorice are enhanced, assembled by hints of leather and cigar tobacco and it is already in itself a triumph of curiosity that enriches the sense of smell. However, the whole body emerges on the palate, elegant, frank and full, making sure that the olfactory aromas return to the mouth in terms of great balance. Then tasting this wine the exciting note is the softness of its tannins, something never trivial when talking about the majority of Tuscan Sangiovese in the blend.
We would like to limit ourselves to writing about pairings with game or noble meat, but tasting it with a pasta dish with courtyard sauce gave moments of true nobility.
Company profile
Fattoria Varramista S.p.A. is a Tuscan firm, with a past of noble Florentines families and modern entrepreneurs, that manufactures red wines in the wonderful Terre di Pisa land. In the ‘90s Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, who inherited the magnificent estate from his grandfather Enrico Piaggio, the inventor of Vespa scooter, implemented the re-conversion of the vineyards and production system under the guidance of Federico Staderini, the oenologist who carries on Dr. Agnelli’s project to date. The Sangiovese, the tipical Tuscan variety, was joined by some international varieties, like Syrah that was elected as the main grapevine and essential ingredient of Varramista, our cru. During the time we added three other wines, Frasca, Sterpato and Chianti Monsonaccio. Today we are focused on letting wine lovers and professionals visiting us and discovering how much attention and care we devote to our products.
Fattoria Varramista S.p.A. is a Tuscan firm, with a past of noble Florentines families and modern entrepreneurs, that manufactures red wines in the wonderful Terre di Pisa land. In the ‘90s Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, who inherited the magnificent estate from his grandfather Enrico Piaggio, the inventor of Vespa scooter, implemented the re-conversion of the vineyards and production system under the guidance of Federico Staderini, the oenologist who carries on Dr. Agnelli’s project to date. The Sangiovese, the tipical Tuscan variety, was joined by some international varieties, like Syrah that was elected as the main grapevine and essential ingredient of Varramista, our cru. During the time we added three other wines, Frasca, Sterpato and Chianti Monsonaccio. Today we are focused on letting wine lovers and professionals visiting us and discovering how much attention and care we devote to our products.
Fattoria Varramista SPA
Via Ricavo – Varramista Montopoli Val D’Arno, PI 56020
commercialevino@varramista.it
+39 0571 44711
www.varramista.it
Via Ricavo – Varramista Montopoli Val D’Arno, PI 56020
commercialevino@varramista.it
+39 0571 44711
www.varramista.it
