Antonelli 2018 Montefalco Sagrantino, Chiusa di Pannone, DOCG

Item Number: 19928

UPC: None

Country: Italy
Region: Umbria
Sub Region: Umbria
Appellation/AVA: Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Chiusa di Pannone
Vintage: 2018
Grape(s): Sagrantino
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Limestone, clay and gravel
Elevation: 1,300 feet

Vineyard Information: The Sagrantino is from the estate's best massal selection grafts on rootstock 420A. 2.70 hectares with southern exposure with rows following the slopes. Planted in 1995. Plant density is 5,000 vines/hectare. Yield per hectare is 30 hectoliters/hectare; 1 kg grapes/plant.

Vinification: Fermentation in contact with the skins for 20 days at a maximum temperature of 28°C; malolactic fermentation in wood.

Aging: In large oak barrels for at least 30 months. Then the wine settles in glass lined cement vats for some months before being bottled. The wine is not filtered.