Description

Montevetrano Colli Di Salerno Rosso 2009

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Nice bright and dark color at the same time. It is a dark wine! Soft fruits, but also so much land, this time! Volcanic notes, graphite. It closes, as often, with very good tannins.

Production area: municipality of San Cipriano Picentino (SA) (Campania)

Soil: medium composition, rich in texture. Exposure to south-west, hills.

First year of production: 1993.

Grapes: Total personal ownership (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Aglianico).

Winemaking: long skin maceration (20 days)

Fermentation: in stainless steel, after draining of 15%. Average duration of the fermentation: 20 days.

Malolactic fermentation: done

Ageing: 14 months in 225lt new and second usage barriques made of Nevers and Allier and Troncais oak.

Maturation: in bottle for 6 months before release.

Chemical properties: Alcohol 13,5% vol. Ac. Tot. 5.3 gr/lt. Dry extract 32.7 gr/lt. PH 3.73.