CENTANNI LINE/MONTEFLORIS

MONTEFLORIS

Marche Rosso IGT


ORGANIC WINE

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% red berry grapes

PRODUCTION AREA: Montefiore dell’Aso (AP)

ALTITUDE: 300 meters a.s.l.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14,5% (variable for year)

COLOUR: ruby red with intense purple reflections

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18-20°C

PAIRINGS: red meat and mature cheeses.

Product details

ALCOHOL CONTENT 14.50%

ALTITUDE 300 meters a.s.l.


HARVEST

When the grapes reach the correct phenolic ripeness and sugar level they are harvested by hand. We use only small containers, which are transported immediately to the winery to be processed. The harvest is usually from mid-October onwards.


SOIL TYPE Medium texture, with a lot of gravel.

ROOTSTOCK 420A

EXPOSURE South-west

PRODUCTION AREA Selected grapes from our own vineyards around Montefiore Dell’Aso

GRAPES 100% red berry grapes

VINEYARD AGE  25 years

YIELD PER VINE 3.0 Kg

YIELD PER HECTARE 11,000 Lt.

TRAINING SYSTEM Vertical trellis

PRUNING SYSTEM Spurred cordon

DENSITY 4,000 vines per hectare


FERMENTATION

The grapes are de-stemmed and lightly crushed. This first must is then conveyed to the small sized fermenters, which have a system to circulate the must at a controlled temperature of 20°C. The initial process (maceration) lasts about 20 days after which the wine is racked and aged in steel.


REFINING

After 6 months of aging in stainless steel with continuous turning (riddling), the wine is aged for 6 months in oak barrels. The wine is then bottled and left to rest for at least 3 months.


COLOUR Ruby red with intense purple reflections

SERVING TEMPERATURE 18/20 ° C

SERVE WITH Red meat and mature cheeses.

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