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2019 Az. Agr. Villa Monteleone Etna RossoBlend from Italy

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Harvest: manual harvest in the early morning and delivery to the cellar in 10 kg boxes. Fermentation: after the destemming, grapes ferment in small conic steel tanks with selec...

  • 89 Wine Enthusiast
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Rating:

89

Lithe and linear, this has aromas suggesting Mediterranean scrub, French oak, camphor and blue flowers. On the ethereal palate, fine-grained tannins accompany ripe Morello cherry, fennel seed and saline before a drying close.

Product Description:

Harvest: manual harvest in the early morning and delivery to the cellar in 10 kg boxes. Fermentation: after the destemming, grapes ferment in small conic steel tanks with selected yeasts at 23°C. During maceration, which lasts 10-12 days, daily breaking up of the marc are carried out by punching down. After the racking, malolactic fermentation is carried out partly in oak barrels (tonneaux) and partly in steel tanks with indigenous lactic bacteria. Maturation: it matures for 12 months, partly in 500 and 700 litre oak barres (tonneaux) and partly in steel tanks. Afterwards, it matures for 6 months in the bottle before the release.

Product Detail

Item # 132244
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Sub-Region Etna
Ratings

89 - Wine Enthusiast

Vintage 2019
Color Red
ABV 14.0%
Varietal(s) Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features Organic
Taste red cherry, raspberry, licorice, tobacco, sweet spice and mineral
Nose red cherry, raspberry, licorice, tobacco, sweet spice and mineral