Montiano ROSSO LAZIO IGP 750ml 2019

MONTIANO ESTATE
LAZIO
MONTIANO 2019

GRAPE VARIETY: MERLOT 100%
AREA OF PRODUCTION: MONTEFIASCONE, CASTIGLIONE IN TEVERINA
VINEYARD SURFACE: 35 HA
ALTITUDE OF THE VINEYARD: 300 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL
SOIL TYPE: VOLCANIC ORIGIN, RICH IN
SKELETON: GUYOT TRAINING SYSTEM
DENSITY OF VINES: 4,200 PER HECTARE
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 40 Q.LI
GRAPE YIELD IN WINE: 60%
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 15 YEARS

THE GRAPE AND THE VINEYARD
Merlot is a vine with a long tradition on these hills, where it has shown remarkable adaptation to all its particular soil and climate characteristics. The grapes reach an
extraordinary level of ripeness here, expressing themselves in wines of the highest elegance that are perfectly balanced and remarkably pleasant.

VINIFICATION
This merlot originates from low-yielding vineyards, where the most rigorous winemaking has been carried out. Once in the cellar, the grapes underwent manual selection,
allowing only the best berries to be sent to fermentation. At the end of fermentation, the resulting wine was placed in French oak barrels where it was aged for 12 months.

THE WINE
Intense ruby red in colour. Sensations of red fruit, cherry, blackberry are perceived on the nose, then the sweetness of the variety and its integration with the wood come out.
Round, soft, intense, silky and elegant on the palate. Soft tannin, persistent and very pleasant.

HARVEST TIME: FIRST TEN DAYS OF SEPTEMBER
VINIFICATION: MACERATION ON THE SKINS FOR 12 DAYS. SALASSO 15%
ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION: IN STAINLESS STEEL FOR 12 DAYS
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: ENTIRELY IN BARRIQUES
AGEING: IN NEW ALLIER AND NEVER BARRIQUES FOR 12 MONTHS
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14.70%.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.15 GR/LT
DRY EXTRACT: 38.50 GR/LT
PH: 3.72