Castelluccio Ronco dei Ciliegi IGT di Forli Rosso 2005

100% sangiovese. Aged in 350 liters French Oak barrels for 12 months. Then in bottle for further 10 months. intense ruby red, with garnet tendencies. Bouquet: wide, rich and spicy, with hints of cherries and juniper. Taste: full, extremely harmonic and velvety, with the acidity well balanced with the tannins; the oak component is well proportioned to the wine’s fruit. It’s one of the historical Ronchi of Castelluccio, produced from small and sparse Sangiovese grapes, grown at 350 mt. (1.050 fts above sea level) in the vineyard carrying the same name. It is a toponym linked to an easily identifiable element, visible from the access driveway: two huge Cherry trees (Ciliegi), that unmistakably break away from the bushes, almost as a border signal.