Exubera
Montefalco Sagrantino Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin
Sagrantino
After bottling the wine continues its aging for at least another 12 months in bottle.
Manual selection of the best grapes collected in boxes of 15 kg in the oldest vineyards in front of our winery and which present the best exposure and adaptation of the vineyard to the place. At the end of fermentation the wine was racked and aged in barrique and tonneaux for 18 months.
Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were destemmed and lightly pressed to avoid breaking the skins, placed in fermentation with inoculum of selected yeasts in steel vats with cooling system and automated pumping back system. The pumping over began after having reached a volume in alcohol such as to extract a good amount of tannins so that these binding to the coloring substance stabilizes over time. Alcoholic fermentation of about 15 days. After separation from the skins the wine conducted malolactic fermentation in steel at controlled temperature.
The winter rains have originated a good water reserve and together with a mild spring have generated an optimal vegetative cycle.
It was obtained a grape in perfect health conditions, with excellent sugar content and with satisfactory maturation. In May came the first disturbances triggering the first health interventions; as well as the rains of July required a timely intervention to block the onset of powdery mildew. The high temperatures of August slowed the ripening of the grapes reached only in September.
With an intense ruby color in chromatic and aromatic nuances, Exubera is rock: the nose is disruptive and explodes strongly in notes of ripe red fruits and field violets that alternate with a balsamic of eucalyptus, licorice, white pepper and cinnamon. It also has elegant citrus notes but also alcoholic and spicy kumquat jam intertwined with deep tones of ripe plum. The palate is vibrant and emerges its true soul Rock: warm and enveloping, intense and harmonious, with an important tannic texture that gives it structure and power, but that does not affect an elegant and memorable finish, drawing with skill the territory of origin, maintaining concentration and freshness and a persistence that does not go unnoticed.
15% VOL
98mg/l
