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Item Number: 6979
UPC: None
Country: Italy
Region: Umbria
Sub Region: Umbria
Appellation/AVA: Montefalco Rosso DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2010
Grape(s): 70% Sangiovese / 15% Sagrantino / 15% Merlot
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Clay and limestone
Vinification: Each varietal is vinified separately, by gravity. Maceration and fermentation in contact with the skins for 14 days at 25°C. Malolactic fermentation takes place. The wine clarifies spontaneously with no need for filtration. The three component varietals are blended, then aged in 25 hL oak barrels for 9 months. Clarification in cement vats occurs for 3 months. Bottle aging for 6 months. The wine is not filtered. Tasting Notes: Ruby red in color with a fragrant bouquet of wild berries, cherries, plums and enjoyable toasted aromas. In the mouth, the wine is generous, warm and beautifully balanced. Best served with roasted and grilled meats and poultry.
About the Estate: The property extends over an entire 170 hectare portion of land located in the center of the Montefalco DOCG region. The whole terrain is clay and rich in limestone deposits dating from different geological periods: part of it is very deep, other parts very rich in fossils, both giving the wine intense and varied tones.
Surrounded by woodlands, the hilly area is an ideal microclimate for vineyards and olive groves. Ten hectares are assigned to the cultivation of olives and 45 hectares to vines. There are 5,600 plants per hectare set high on the slopes, according to the cordone speronato and Guyot growth systems, facing south and west. The estate is farmed organically.
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