CELLAR LIFE: over 20 years.
Monteti 2011 – 0,75 L
49,00 €
55% Petit Verdot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Mild winter, little rainy spring. Linear budding, growth and veraison, without health problems. From mid-August, scorching heat pushed the ripening of all varieties and led to an early harvest, which ended on September 20th with the Petit Verdot. Low yields due to the rigorous selection in the field of well-ripe and very healthy grapes. Deep ruby in color, intense on the nose with notes of blackberry and blackcurrant, followed by a hint of tobacco and balsamic hints of eucalyptus, juniper and lavender. Silky and fresh in the mouth, it opens softly thanks to the ripe and integrated tannic texture, towards a long and opulent 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: 35hl
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 classified separately also along all the wood ageing 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: 18 months in medium-toasted French oak barriques (70% new and 30% of second passage). This is followed by further 24 months of bottle ageing. No fining or filtering.
