Val di Cornia Rosso

The Protected Designation of Origin "Val di Cornia Rosso" (also known as "Rosso della Val di Cornia") includes both the basic version of the homonymous Tuscan red wine, and its variant Riserva.

Grapes

The production of "Val di Cornia Rosso" requires the use of a minimum of 40% of grapes from Sangiovese and a maximum of 60% of grapes from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, used both alone and in combination. In addition, other black grapes, suitable for cultivation in Tuscany, may also compete, provided they do not exceed the ceiling of 20% of the total. Finally, the use of the Aleatico grape variety is excluded.

Physicochemical and Organoleptic properties

In both its variants, "Val di Cornia Rosso" is a wine that expresses an excellent balance, characterized by an intense and brilliant ruby red hue, tending toward garnet. It has a vinous, delicate and elegant aroma reminiscent of red fruit and is accompanied by a full-bodied taste, rightly tannic, dry, velvety and harmonious, sometimes embellished with hints of wood. The alcohol content is 12,50% vol., which rises to 13,00% vol. in the Reserve.

Grape production area

The production area extends within the provinces of Livorno and Pisa. The area is characterized by a hilly profile and rather mild temperatures.

Specificity and historical notes

The first evidence of the winemaking tradition in the production area of Val di Cornia Rosso is offered by Pliny the Elder, in his "Naturalis Historia", when he speaks of a vine, in Populonia, so large that he carved the face of Jupiter. A detail also recalled by Targioni Terzetti, in the seventeenth century, in the text "Journey to Tuscany".