Raka Sangiovese 2012

John Platter Wine Guide 2015 - 3 Stars

Appearance: Soft, ruby with slightly purple colour.
Bouquet & Palate: Ripe, easy and sweet with mulberry flavours and earthy tones. It has firm dry tannins.

100% Sangiovese

Pizza and pasta.

All grapes were hand picked.

All grapes were hand sorted, then cold soaked after destemming, and a pure yeast culture, BM 45, was inoculated. The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day for 5 days, with twice daily punch-downs. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was drained of the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine being moved to a combination of 225 litre French and Hungarian oak barrels.