Wine “Santa Cristina” Bianco, Umbria IGT, 2014, 750 ml

As “Santa Cristina” Rosato wine “Santa Cristina” Bianco became part of the line “Slassic” in 2009. It is produced at the winery Santa Cristina, located in a picturesque location on the outskirts of the ancient town of Cortona. The winery was built here in 2006 and equipped with the latest technology, allowing you to create excellent wines Antinori. In the production of “Santa Cristina” Bianco are four varieties of grapes, making wine has excellent balance and complex fruity-floral bouquet.

Season 2013 in Umbria turned out to be quite atypical – with frequent, heavy rains and mild temperatures, without peaks of heat during the entire period of the vines. Attention growers and constant, painstaking care of the vines allowed to properly grow crops and to cope with the unfavorable situation. Unlike previous years, the grapes ripened gradually and reached a peak of perfection rather late – only in the third week of September, with a delay of about 10 days. Berries were healthy, fresh, fragrant, with good acidity and a typical white grape varietal characteristics. After gathering the grapes were subjected desteblirovan and soft pressing and cooling to 10 ° C to enhance the best natural characteristics. Fermentation was carried out at a controlled temperature not exceeding 17 ° C, in stainless steel containers. Then the wine is aged for a while in steel tanks at a temperature of 10 ° C, to give freshness and flavor.

Its history dates back to the company Antinori in 1385 and today it operates a representative of the 26th generation of the family – the Marquis Piero Antinori. Largely thanks to his talent and winemaker relentless pursuit of excellence, Italian wines are among the best examples of world winemaking, and the name Antinori became a symbol of innovation and quality. Today, the company owns several Antinori wine houses in various regions of Italy, as well as vineyards in Chile, California and Hungary. The company tries to keep the originality of wines specific to each area, and their main characteristics are quality and Italian elegance. Many wine Antinori through an innovative approach and a virtuoso tea blends literally revolutionized the wine on the market, and not inferior in its properties to the best examples of Bordeaux, although it compares favorably to the past for its value. The world-renowned wine expert Robert Parker said that “Antinori, no doubt, the greatest name in Italian winemaking. During the Antinori wine tasting takes place the main thing – instilled understanding of quality wines.”