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Podere Castorani Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Riserva

Podere Castorani Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Riserva
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%.

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18,50 € tax incl.







Colour: deep ruby red, with violet tones.

 

Aroma: spicy liquorice, aromas of small forests fruits, with light notes of vanilla, chocolate and faded rose.

 

Taste: full and rich bodied, with silky and elegant tannins. Long after taste finish, intense and persistent, with notes of mature red fruits and tobacco.


Variety:Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%.
Vinification:initial cold pre-fermentation maceration for 8 days at 7º C, followed by fermentation at 30º C with frequent pump-over “délestages”, and maceration for over 40 days in 50 hl vats.
Vineyard:Castorani, within the estate, in the Municipal district of Alanno.
Harvest:by hand in the second half of October, accurate grape selection.
Soil:deep clay soils with rich texture.
Training system:traditional overhead trellis system “pergola” of Abruzzo region.
Yield per hectare:8 t/ha.
Alcohol volume:13.5% vol.
Malolactic fermentation:during maceration with skins.
Exposure:south-east.
Meters above sea level:340 metres.
Bottle ageing:over 15 months.
Ageing:first 12 months “sur lies” in oak barrels and next 6 months in vats.