The 2007 Grape Harvest

Slow maturation

Tuscany had a generally mild winter and spring in 2007, with lower than average rainfall for the season. This induced the vine to bud about a week earlier than the previous year. Summer was rather hot, with no rain until the middle of August. Fortunately the late August rains helped the grapes to ripen and stopped the late grapes such as cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot from reaching complete phenolic maturity too early. The rains continued, alternating with days of sunshine, until mid-September. This was a long grape harvest for us, and we did not complete the sangiovese harvest until the 18th of October, finishing with the Petit Verdot on the 22nd of October. This did however allow a slow and more complete ripening of the grapes. 2007 wines are balanced, complete and characterised by a good acidity, meaning that they will also have an excellent cellar life.