Tolos 12L
Balthazar

For our most prestigious red wine – Tolos – we have created prestigious packages, with magnum bottles enclosed in elegant wooden boxes. This is the larger 12 liter version called Balthazar.

TYPE

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Riserva.

GRAPE VARIETY

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 100%.

VINEYARDS

5 hectares in the property vineyard 'Forca di Lupo', in parcels grown in rows with 4000 vines/hectare.

GROUND

Medium mixture, clayey, chalky with excellent drainage.

VINIFICATION

Fermentation in stainless steel, long maceration on the skins at controlled temperature.

REFINING PROCESS

18 months in new barrels and 12 months in bottles.

STYLE

The 'cru' of the company, complex and powerful.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Intense ruby red color with garnet shades. Intense aroma of red mature fruit and small wild berries fused elegantly with fine spicy and sweet notes. Of great structure, complex, elegant, balanced and of long persistence.

SIZE

12L