2023 Santa Cristina Giardino Rosé Toscana IGT

The 2023 growing season was defined by regular rain showers from the onset of budbreak forward. The month of April saw several cold spells that delayed vine development. May brought abundant rainfall that slowed down bloom; flower clusters began to emerge from the second week in June. Overall, July and August were hot and dry prompting excellent cluster development. The vines benefitted from good groundwater reserves from spring precipitation and the vines caught up to a normal pace in the growing season.
 

The grape harvest got underway during the last half of August, consistent with the 2022 harvest. Vinification and aging A portion of the harvested grapes were destemmed, crushed, and very gently pressed to obtain a light-colored must. The other portion was destemmed and crushed and left to macerate for several hours in stainless steel tanks to best extract varietal aromas from the skins. The resulting must was chilled to a temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) to favor natural clarification. After 48 hours, the wine was transferred into stainless steel vats where alcoholic fermentation took place at a temperature that did not exceed 15 °C (59 °F). Giardino was aged in stainless steel tanks at a constant temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) to preserve aromatic compounds. 

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