2003 Tenuta San Leonardo San Leonardo Volume:Default Title Aging:Â Seventeen months in barrel

Aging:Â Seventeen months in barrel

Average age of vines: 25 + years

oak spice and notes of liquorice on the long finish

Querciabella was founded in this specific context

has allowed us to maintain an excellent vegetative balance and fruit ripening

2003 Tenuta San Leonardo San Leonardo Volume:Default Title Aging:Â Seventeen months in barrelI. G. T. Vigneti delle Dolomiti Blend 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenre, 10% Merlot Harvest report At Tenuta San Leonardo, as in the rest of Italy, the 2003 growing year saw little rain and above all very high temperatures. We need only mention that the average temperatures in June, July and August remained above 24 C, which together with the lack of precipitation led to early ripening of the fruit. In consequence, picking began a few days earlier