Wine “Cervaro della Sala”, Umbria IGT, 2010, 750 ml

“Cervaro della Sala” – one of the best wines in the line Antinori. It received its name from Cervaro nobles who were the owners of Castello della Sala in the XIV century. The first harvest “Cervaro della Sala” was produced in 1985 and in 1987 was introduced to the market. This wine has bright character, style and has won numerous awards and has won several major awards for its consistent quality. Grechetto and Chardonnay grapes for “Cervaro della Sala” grown for 15-20-year-old vineyards located around the Castello della Sala, at an altitude of between 200 and 400 meters above sea level. Soil rich in Pliocene marine fossils with some patches of clay. Harvesting begins in early September with the Chardonnay. Grechetto reaches optimum maturity in 2 weeks. Assembled at night grapes placed on cooling conveyors to ensure the berries at low temperature and desteblirovaniya pressing. Fermentation takes place each class separately in order to preserve and enhance the aroma. Chardonnay ground together with the skins and cooled for four to six hours at a temperature of about 10 ° C, and then sent to a new fermentation oak barrels. Then the wine remains in barrels on the lees for about five months, during which time performed malolactic fermentation. Grechetto, in turn, is fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. The wine is assembled and bottled, which is aged twelve months in the historic cellars of Castello della Sala.