Sensi Today

A harvest to remember for sure this of the year 2020, but one that proves that, unlike what happened in many other sectors, nature does not stop and the Italian wine production confirmed itself as one of excellent quality. Climate-wise this vintage was exceptional; however, it was also marked by a drop in the global production of approximately 1%, which in the center and south reached 7%.

Italy is still the largest wine producer with 47.2 million hectoliters, followed by France with 45 million and Spain with 42 million hectoliters.

The climate change of recent years caused the harvest to occur slightly earlier than usual in several Italian regions, including Tuscany.

“At first, it seemed that the harvest had to be postponed by a week respect to last year and ripening was slightly slower for the earlier varieties, but then the warm wind and above-average temperatures led to the Sangiovese harvest to happen a week earlier,” the Sensi winery says.

“Merlot and Ciliegiolo yielded excellent results, with good acidity that contributes to their organoleptic freshness, intensity, and beautiful color. In the later varieties such as Sangiovese, thanks to the altitude of our vineyards, the cool area, and the exposure of our hillsides, we were able to obtain the first “Rosato della Fattoria” wine marked by extraordinary fruitiness, structure, and balance. The Crus, the best Sangiovese della Fattoria, are still being processed but from our first tastings, they feature a nice intense color. They are fruity and with sweet and silky tannins”.

All of these characteristics benefit from the unique climate of Montalbano, characterized by a fresh terroir, with greater temperature fluctuations between day and night that helped to overcome the seasonal trend of heat and almost no rain and to confirm the excellent health of the grapes and their exceptional quality.