Turpino

“Where there are others clearly wearing the Emperor’s
new clothes, Turpino is the real deal.”

Paul Howard

www.organicwinejournal.com

July 29, 2013

“Lots of pretty and aromatic fruit in this red yet
it remains refined and polished.” 93/100

www.JamesSuckling.com

July, 2013

“An excellent new addition to the Querciabella range,
that offers a great intensity of flavour
and impressive balance.” 90/100

The Independent Wine Review

April 25, 2013

“…A sumptuously sleek blend of Cabernet Franc, Syrah
and Merlot, which took me by surprise with its fragrance,
purity and sheer deliciousness.”

Olly Smith

The Daily Mail

March 30, 2013

Technical information

Varieties: Cabernet Franc; Syrah; Merlot.

Viticulture: Biodynamic.

Average production: 20,000 bottles (1,666 cases).

Appellation: Toscana IGT

First vintage: 2007

Average yield: 30 hl/ha.

Average alcohol content: 14.0% vol.

Ideal serving temperature: 15–18° C (59–64° F)

About this wine

As with all Querciabella wines, elegance and finesse

trump muscle in Turpino – whose lifted aromas of violets

and wild berries, and youthful ruby color, lead the way to

delicate purity of fruit, roundness and depth, accompanied

by fine and silky tannins. The name Turpino – like Palafreno

and Mongrana which precede this wine in the Querciabella

range – pays homage to Orlando Furioso, a 16th century

Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto.

Approximately 50% of the grapes originate from

Querciabella’s Maremma vineyards (biodynamic

since inception); the remainder is grown in Greve

(organic since 1988; biodynamic since 2000) where

micro-vinification of all grape production takes place.

After gentle de-stemming, the grapes are transferred

into three and five-ton oak fermenters, where they

undergo a brief period of cold maceration in preparation

for a slow and natural fermentation process – which

is prompted by the presence of ambient (indigenous)
yeast – under carefully monitored, temperature-controlled

conditions. The completion of primary fermentation

leads to a phase of post-fermentation maceration,

during which daily tastings serve to track tannin

development and stability. The wine is then separated

from the skins by draining the tank by means of gravity

flow. Only the resulting ‘free run’ is used when the wine is

racked into barrels (French; 225 liter;20% new oak; tight

grain for Cabernet Franc; tight-to-medium grain for Syrah

and Merlot). Full malolactic fermentation occurs in the

barriques followed by 16 months of élevage.

Finally, the blend is made and moved into cement tanks

for an integration period of 6 to 8 months before bottling.

No animal products or byproducts are used in

the production of this wine, making it

suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

Formats

Turpino is bottled and packaged exclusively

in the following formats:

0.750 liter [12 or 6 bottle cardboard box];

1.5 liter [1 bottle wooden case];

3 liter [1 bottle wooden case];

only in oustanding vintages, 6 liter [1 bottle wooden case]

and 12 liter [1 bottle wooden case] are made.

Tech sheet

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