Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2020 Casauria Riserva Podere Castorani

Colour: deep ruby red.

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.

Meters above sea level

340 metres.

Exposure

south-east.

Training system

traditional overhead trellis system “pergola” of Abruzzo region.

Yield per hectare

8 t/ha.

Soil

deep clay soils with rich texture.

Harvest

by hand in the second half of October, accurate grape selection.

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.

Malolactic fermentation

during maceration with skins.

Ageing

first 12 months “sur lies” in oak barrels and next 6 months in vats.

Bottle ageing

over 15 months.

Alcohol volume

14% vol.

Variety

Montepulciano 100%

Allergens

sulfites