On the other side we can presume that, despite the high quality of grapes, we’re going to face a reduced wine production of a 10% less respect to vintage 2014; essentially we can say that whole production is back to the average of last five years. This is a positive issue if we think that, due the extreme frequent rainfall events, 2014 was generally speaking considered a ‘difficult’ year.

MAREMMA, TUSCANY , ITALY - TENUTA FERTUNAVintage 2015 for sure will be remembered as a memorable year for Tuscan wine.

Harvest can be classified as one of the best of the last 20 years. Fertuna vines gave perfectly matured grapes, with healthy and solid skins, such that we can expect a wine production rich of colour and structure.

Favouring this great vintage, that seems to really be a “ a good year”, has been firstly the climate, distinguished by a spring alternating generous rainfall to sunny and breezing times. This component enabled an accelerated ripening of bunches between June and July.

The extreme hot weather registered in July and August stopped plant growing, but raining days of end of August took back grapes to perfect balance, also thanks to the temperature range registered between days and nights. Harvest occurred so in perfect ripening conditions for both white and red berry varieties.