Tolaini – PERLUI Cabernet Franc Toscana IGT
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Italy
Tuscany
Wine
Red
The Facts
Origins Italy > Tuscany > Toscana IGT
Appellation Toscana IGT
Varietal Cabernet Franc
Cepage 100% Cabernet Franc
Markets California
Trade and Media
The Character
Aromas Red tomatoes, green pepper, melted chocolate
Mouthfeel Ripe fruit on the palate and a fresh, long backbone.
Awards 2018 - 95pts James Suckling, 92pts Vinous
Sustainability 2018 - Green Practicing, Natural Fermentation
The Story
PERLUI is a wine dedicated to Pier Luigi "Louie" Tolaini, the founder of Tolaini estate. His dream was to produce the best wine from this unique terroir. PERLUI, 100% Cabernet Franc, which was his favorite varietal, is the realization of this dream.
Vinification: The best Cabernet Franc vines are selected during the summer and carefully followed one by one during the ripening process. Grapes are first selected during harvest in the vineyard and then by an optical sorter when they arrive at the winery. The bunches are destemmed and the whole berries are immediately placed in 100% new French oak open top barrels. Fermentation occurs with natural yeasts, and the must is kept in contact with the skins for 30 days.
Maturation: The wine then ages in 100% new French barriques for 24 months, of which 6 months are on the fine lees. The wine is then bottled and rests another 24 months before release.
Vinification: The best Cabernet Franc vines are selected during the summer and carefully followed one by one during the ripening process. Grapes are first selected during harvest in the vineyard and then by an optical sorter when they arrive at the winery. The bunches are destemmed and the whole berries are immediately placed in 100% new French oak open top barrels. Fermentation occurs with natural yeasts, and the must is kept in contact with the skins for 30 days.
Maturation: The wine then ages in 100% new French barriques for 24 months, of which 6 months are on the fine lees. The wine is then bottled and rests another 24 months before release.
About Tolaini
Producer Story
Pier Luigi Tolaini, a native of Tuscany, immigrated to Canada in 1956. He planned to work for a few years, make some money, then go back home, buy a farm, marry his high school sweetheart and make some good wine. It took Pier Luigi 45 years before he returned with a clear vision of the high quality wine he wanted to make: one of Italy's best, no less. In 1998 he returned to his native land and purchased some of the best land in the region of Chianti Classico in the noted commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga.
Producer Story
Pier Luigi Tolaini, a native of Tuscany, immigrated to Canada in 1956. He planned to work for a few years, make some money, then go back home, buy a farm, marry his high school sweetheart and make some good wine. It took Pier Luigi 45 years before he returned with a clear vision of the high quality wine he wanted to make: one of Italy's best, no less. In 1998 he returned to his native land and purchased some of the best land in the region of Chianti Classico in the noted commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga.
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