CELLAR LIFE: over 20 years
Monteti 2012 – 0,75 L
73,00 €
55% Petit Verdot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc.
The winter was mild and dry. The spring was also little rainy, the vines germinated slightly earlier than normal. The vegetative development was healthy and regular. A very hot summer led to an early veraison and harvest, which began in early September with the Cabernet Franc and ended on the 20th of the month with the Petit Verdot. Extreme selection was applied both during the harvesting phase and on the sorting tables, consequently the yield per hectare was very low.
Of an intense ruby colour, it releases notes of blackberry, leather, graphite, rose and Mediterranean undergrowth. In the mouth it is full and enveloping, a very fine tannic texture leads to a long 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 2012: 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 separate throughout the entire ageing process, up to the moment of the blend composition.
MACERATION: fup to 21 days depending on variety. Long contact with lees to drastically reduce the use of sulphites.
MATURATION: 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.
