Il Paradiso di Frassina DO 12 UVE 2011

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Big & Bold
Country of Origin:	Italy
Wine Region:	Tuscany
Appellation:	Maremma
Grape Varietal:	Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot, and Merlot
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	6 bottles
$347.70 Per Case ($57.95/btl)

Tasting Notes

A red wine absolutely unique of its type, born of a careful selection of 12 different grape varieties ("uve"), of which six are Tuscan and six Bordeaux, grown on the Cinigiano hills near the Mediterranean in the foothills of Mount Amiata.

"One grape, one note". With this idea the 12 grapes express a musical ensemble as well as the diverse individuality of each grape in the wine.

Tasting note:
A wine with an extraordinary sensory power. It is almost impossible to give a virtual definition of the sensory elements of this wine, owing to the complex variety of its clones. It shows continuous changes in taste suggesting scents of fruit, of vegetable, spices, tobacco and minerals.

Grape varieties: two clones of Sangiovese (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (20%), Cesanese d'Affile (10%), Syrah (10%), Petit Verdot (8%), Merlot (6%), Ancellotta (6%), Alicante Bouschet (5%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Tannat (3%), Canaiolo (3%)
Vineyard location: in the north of Maremma hills (15 acres)
Altitude: 200 meters (650 ft)
Aspect: south-east
Soil type: sandy, clay loam
Pruning & trellising to short spurs on permanent cordons and guyot.
Grape yield: 32 hl/ha
N° of bottles: 6000 - 8000 bottles
Harvested by hand from mid-September onwards
Fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel vats followed by ageing for 36 months in French oak tonneaux (5 hl) and barrels (10 hl).
Finally aged in bottle for 12 months before release.

Critical Praise

The current vintage has not yet been rated.

2006 vintage:
92 points, James Suckling