Podere Castorani Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Riserva
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%.
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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 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. |
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: | 14% vol. |
Malolactic fermentation: | during maceration with skins. |
Exposure: | south-east. |
Meters above sea level: | 340 metres. |
Allergens: | sulfites |
Bottle ageing: | over 15 months. |
Ageing: | first 12 months “sur lies” in oak barrels and next 6 months in vats. |