Prile Prelius
Maremma Toscana DOC
Castelprile - Prelius
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Year: 2015
Very warm and dry year. All phenological phases from budbreak to ripeness occurred 1 week early compared to the previous vintages. The growing season experienced scarce rains and high temperatures, especially in July (July was the hottest month in the recorded history of the winery subjected vineyards to high hydric stress that was controlled by drip irrigation. Grapes at the time of harvest were healthy and perfectly ripe. The harvest began earlier than previous vintages.
Awards
Somm Journal
94 points
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Luca Maroni
93 points
Falstaff
92 points
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Vinous
92 points
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Drink Business
92 points
guida essenziale ai vini d'italia
92 points
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Repubblica
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Robert Parker - Wine advocate
89-91
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Suckling
91 points
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veronelli
90 points
wine enthusiast
90 points
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Wine spectaor
89 points
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Carefully selected grapes of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon e Merlot, vinified separately and aged in new barrels of it’s own leese for more than 12 months and additional 12 months in bottle.
Orientation of the vineyard
Orientation: South
Altitude
Altitude: 131-164 FASL
Size of the vines
Area: 24.7 ac
Density: 3,886 vines/ac
Density: 3,886 vines/ac
Vines and occupied area
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Type of attachment of the vine
Vineyard's attaching: Guyot
Soil type by vine
Ground: Clay and sand
History of wine
The family selection of our best Barriques.
Prelius was the ancient Maremma Toscana, an ancient salty lake where the Etruscans first and the Romans later used to produce salt and breed fishes. The floods of the Ombrone river have filled the Prelius lake and created the fertile soil of the Maremma Toscana. Here is where the Benedictine Monks have established their Abbey and started to grow grapes, more precisely in the district of Prile, the modern name of Prelius exactly where we grow our vines.
