CELLAR LIFE: over 15 years.
Monteti 2010 Magnum 1,5 L
180,00 €
45% Petit Verdot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
After a mild winter the plants germinated regularly at the end of March. Some spring rain slowed down the vegetation slightly. A hot and dry summer pushed the harvest to early September. The result this season was a smaller production but of high quality grapes, with an excellent balance of sugars, acidity and polyphenols.
Intense ruby red. Beautiful olfactory breadth. In the mouth a fine and silky entry. Intense, with a nice balance between alcohol and acid component. An elegant tannic texture leads to a long and persistent finish.
Description
ALC/VOL: 14,5%
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 2010:
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.
