The Il Borro Estate, the wine estate owned by Ferruccio Ferragamo and managed by his son Salvatore Ferragamo (presently CEO of Il Borro) and daughter Vittoria (who oversees the organic vegetable garden and special projects) covers an area of seven hundred hectares in the Upper Valdarno basin in the heart of Tuscany. Of these, 45 hectares are vineyards, 40 olive groves, 180 for growing forage and arable crops, 1 hectare for organic vegetables, and the rest left for forestry. The Estate has been entirely organic since 2015. The 45 hectares of vineyards, in conversion to organic farming since 2012, situated between 300 and 500 metres above sea level, enjoy unique soil and climate conditions that result in high quality wines. Nowadays, native vines, such as Sangiovese, but also varieties that are part of the “Tuscan tradition”, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, cohabit and adapt to the variability of the soil.
Total annual production is 250,000 bottles, divided into the following labels: Bolle di Borro Rosé Metodo Classico (100% Sangiovese) – which from the 2012 vintage matures on the yeasts for 60 months (compared with the 48 months for previous vintages), Alessandro dal Borro IGT Toscana Syrah Organic (100% Syrah), Il Borro IGT Toscana Rosso Organic (50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet, 15% Syrah), Petruna in Anfora IGT Toscana Sangiovese Organic (100% Sangiovese), Polissena IGT Toscana Sangiovese Organic (100% Sangiovese), Pian di Nova IGT Toscana Rosso Organic (75% Syrah, 25% Sangiovese), Borrigiano Vald’Arno di Sopra Doc Organic (35% Syrah, 40% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese), Rosé del Borro IGT Toscana Rosé Organic (100% Sangiovese), Lamelle IGT Toscana Chardonnay Organic (100% Chardonnay), Vinsanto del Chianti Occhio di Pernice (100% Sangiovese), Grappa del Borro Organic (100% Petit Verdot) and Grappa del Borro Riserva Organic (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah).
Il Borro
Località Borro, 1 – 52024 Loro Ciuffenna (AR)
Tel. (+39) 055 977053 – Mob. (+39) 345/7266537
E-mail: winetour@ilborro.it
Web: www.ilborrowines.it
Ha of Vineyards: 90
Grapes: Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay
Other Products: Olio EVO, vinsanto, grappa, vegetables, eggs, tomato sauce, honey, pasta, crackers
Direct sale
Prodotto
NAME: IL BORRO
DENOMINATION: IGT TOSCANA
GRAPES: 50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet, 15% Syrah
VINIFICATION: On the first dayof fermentation during vinification, 10 to 20% of the liquid is removed from the tanks to increase concentration.
MACERATION: the process by which whole grapes are fermented in a carbon dioxide rich environment prior to crushing, take about 22 days in the stainless-steel tanks at the temperature controlled 28°C. The last stage is alcoholic fermentation which takes around 10 days on average after which the wine is decanted in to barrels. From these older barrels the wine is siphoned in to new Allier Oak barrels, a procedure known as racking.
After the malolactic fermentation (we are now up to mid Novembre), the grape varieties are blended by the Vigneron, the estate wine maker. The wine is then left to mature in casks for at least 18 months after which is filtered and bottles. The wines remain in our cellars for a further 8 months for a final maturation.
COLOR: Ruby color with purplish reflections
BOUQUET: Full and intense, concentrated with notes of underbrush and with spicy scents
TASTE: Dry with a good body and soft tannins, a good consistency well integrated and persistent
PAIRING: All the Tuscan dishes cooked with meat, Tuscan croutons, aged cheeses, cured meats, first and main courses with game (wild boar, chianina meat and cinta senese meat/salami). Il Borro wine also pairs perfectly with some asiatic dishes and
with Ushamburgher
ALCOHOL: 14,5%
OTHER WINES:
BOLLE DI BORRO ROSATO METODO CLASSICO – 100% Sangiovese
ALESSANDRO DAL BORRO -100% Syrah – Biologico
PETRUNA – 100% Sangiovese – Biologico
POLISSENA -100% Sangiovese – Biologico
PIAN DI NOVA -75% Syrah, 25% Sangiovese – Biologico
BORRIGIANO – 35% Syrah, 40% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese – Biologico
ROSÉ DEL BORRO – 100% Sangiovese – Biologico
LAMELLE -100% Chardonnay – Biologico
VIN SANTO DEL CHIANTI OCCHIO DI PERNICE– 100% Sangiovese
GRAPPA DEL BORRO – 100% Petit Verdot – Biologica
GRAPPA DEL BORRO RISERVA- Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah – Biologica
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