2000 Tenuta San Leonardo San Leonardo Italy where 50% of the grapes

where 50% of the grapes are pressed immediately after harvest and the remaining 50% are dried for 2 months before pressing

Cabernet Franc

careful green harvesting and exploiting the hours of sunlight and heat

which had suffered from the previous year's drought

The fruit is uniquely characterful – wild berries

2000 Tenuta San Leonardo San Leonardo Italy where 50% of the grapesI. G. T. Vigneti delle Dolomiti Blend 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenre, 10% Merlot Harvest report A very dry growing year. Precipitation of only 229 millimeters from April to October made it the least rainy year since 1983. The Flowering Period was very favourable with only 36 millimeters of rainfall in May and June, followed by normal weather. September was very dry with almost no precipitation and day night temperature fluctuations of more than