Mongrana

“This supple, spicy biodynamic beauty is one
of the best Italian wines I've had in ages.”

Jonathan Ray

July 28, 2008

Cépages: Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Average production: 70,000 bottles (5,800 cases).

Appellation: Maremma Toscana IGT.

First vintage: 2005.

Average yield: Sangiovese 55 hl/ha; Merlot 45 hl/ha;

Cabernet Sauvignon: 50 hl/ha.

Average alcohol content: 13.0% vol.

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

The grapes are picked by hand and harvested

based on their phenolic maturation.

They are then moved to the cellar in small

crates, where they undergo fermentation

in stainless steel vats. After completing

fermentation, the wine undergoes élevage

in cement vats, until it is bottled.

A small selection of the wine is aged in

barriques for three months and then added

to the final blend.

Mongrana is the quintessential expression

of the colors, sights and sounds of the Maremma:

fruity and intense, fresh and embracing, the wine

takes its name - and its character - from that

of the family of noble knights depicted by Ariosto,

in the epic poem Orlando Furioso.

Label Footnote

Each vintage feature a different image by Guido Morpurgo

architect and photographer of cityscapes.

2006

Pantheon, Rome, May 2002.

Detail of the bronze-clad main door.

Left, the coffers of the pronaos.

Leica M7 with Summilux 35/1.4

Kodak T-Max film nominal 100 ASA.

The photograph was taken freehand.

2005

Rockefeller Center, New York City, August 2005.

Detail of RCA Building.

Leica M7 with Summilux 35/1.4

Kodak T-Max film nominal 100 ASA.

The photograph was taken freehand.

Querciabella, the Querciabella logo, Batàr, Camartina, Mongrana and Palafreno

are registered trademarks of Agricola Querciabella SpA.