CELLAR LIFE: over 15 years.
Caburnio 2007 – 0,75 L
45,00 €
Cabernet Sauvignon 52%, Alicante Bouschet 28%, Merlot 20%
For the weather and the growth of the vines, it was the perfect year. The seasons had a harmonious and linear progression. In the month of September no phenomenon spoiled the harvest, allowing us to harvest the grapes at the chosen time, in excellent condition and perfectly ripe, with a good balance of sugar concentration, aromatic complexity and polyphenolic content.
Thanks to the parcel harvest and a careful choice of the harvest time, we managed to bring ripe grapes to the cellar, which were also characterized by a nice acidity; the final blend has strength and softness well supported by a notable acidity and a fine tannic texture, elements that give it excellent balance and a long final persistence.
Description
ALC/VOL: 13,5 %
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 120.000
THE VINEYARD: exposure south – south-westerly; altitude 140 mt; complex, stony structure on a substratum of clay; vine density: 6,600 plants per hectare.
HARVESTING TECHNIQUE: manual.
YIELD/HA in 2007:
VINIFICATION: temperature-controlled spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The vinification of the grapes from the various plots of our vineyards takes place separately in open tapered steel vats. Each plot is kept classifed separately also along all the wood maturing process, up to the moment of the blend composition.
MACERATION: up to 21 days depending on the variety. Long contact with lees to drastically reduce the use of sulphites.
MATURING: 12 months 50% in steel and the remaining 50% in French oak barriques and tonneaux, 30% of which new and 70% of second or third passage. Further 12 months of bottle ageing. No fining or filtering.
