pointing to good cellaring potential
The soil is made of kimmeridgien marl-calcium carbonate (upper Jurassic)
red slate soil produces wines that are muscular and complex
presenting a long finish
gooseberries and flowers
Frescobaldi, Mormoreto Year:2009 pointing to good cellaring potentialFrom the winery: This is the great wine of the Castello, from the vineyard Mormoreto planted in 1976. The first vintage was from the 1983 harvest, and since then has been produced only in the most favourable years. It was not produced from the harvests of 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1998 or 2002. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, planted 150 years ago, have, over time, formed an intimate bond with this terroir and now bring out