H a r v e s t N o t e s
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2022 Vintage
Despite a year of contradicting weather, nature responded with surprising resilience, delivering high quality grapes. This vintage was prelude to disaster, but surprisingly, thanks to vines
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2021 Vintage
In 2021, the growth of the vineyards was delayed by a rather cool spring, which slowed the budbreak before a summer that proved hot and
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2020 Vintage
2020 is one of the best vintages in our history, characterized by an early harvest, low yields and a concentrated yet crispy fruit. The winter
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2019 Vintage
2019 harvest is a late one, especially if compared with the last two vintages. After a particularly cool spring, vegetative growth was delayed for over
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2018 Vintage: never say never
After a challenging rainy spring, conditions improved significantly during the summer, culminating in almost perfect weather during the harvest – between middle of September and
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2017 Vintage
Podere San Cristoforo faced extreme drought this year but our vines well react producing few healthy grapes, characterised by thick skins rich in color and
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2016 Vintage: pure balance
The 2016 vintage could easily be considered one of the greatest on record.
Quality was very similar to that of 2015, 2013 and 2011, with the
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2015 Vintage: Marilyn Monroe
The season didn’t start well. In March we had a frost that reduced the quantity of grapes of 30%. This tourned out to be favourable
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2014 Vintage
SUMMARY We have excellent vines that seem willing to bend to our human desires, to share our wishes, and to be partners in our goals.
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2013 Vintage: singing in the rain
Gavorrano , October 10th, 2013 – The sky is still a deep blue, growing lighter in the east and there are still some dark clouds