SAN GIMIGNANO DOC PINOT NOIR ERMIUS

Clone 777: the challenge within the challenge

Single Vineyard

Ermius, August in Etruscan is a challenge within the challenge of pinot noir in San Gimignano. It is the selection, again within the La Ventola vineyard, of the best grapes from a single clone: the 777 selected in Burgundy. A wine at once bewitching and complex both in its aromas and on the palate, it is characterized by articulation, balance, freshness and roundness. Ermius is the result of a collaboration with Tuscan winemaker Alessandro Cellai, Panizzi's consultant since 2018, who joins the winery team led by Walter Sovran, technical director. Ermius complements the San Gimignano Pinot Noir Doc, demonstrating all of Panizzi's passion and study for this varietal, planted in 2006 on the intuition of Simone Niccolai, owner of the winery who succeeded Giovanni Panizzi.

VINE

pinot noir, clone 777 manual harvest in late August

Vinification/refining

Cold pre-fermentative maceration and fermentation in contact with the skins and long post-fermentative maceration in a truncated wooden vat. Maturation in barriques for 12 months, followed by bottle aging for at least 24 months.

Sensory notes

brilliant ruby red. Intense nose of red fruit, giving the characteristic wild strawberry, hints of tangerine peel and subtle spicy notes. In the mouth it is broad and intense, revealing an immediate sensation of volume. Savory, with a nice freshness that underscores the fruity notes. Soft, well-integrated tannins sculpt its balanced sip with great fruity persistence

Serving Temperature

15-16°C

Pairings

barbecued red meat, pigeon, baked guinea fowl, creamy and aged cheeses

Conservation

Will keep optimally for more than 10 years

Origin

Vineyard of La Ventola

Soil

Soils with yellow clays but tuffaceous matrix and discrete presence of skeleton

Breeding system

guyot

Stump density/ha

5000

Yield per ha

38 hl/ha

No. of bottles

3000