Vintage 2005
Production area:
Montalcino - Siena - Località Sant’Angelo in Colle. Hilly lands oriented South-South/West.
Vineyards:
Olmaia. Average height: 350 m above sea level. Planted in 1984.
Weather conditions:
The rainy cold winter delayed the blooming of about 10 days (April 10-15). Typical hot summer. The maturation has been slow but very balanced thanks to a rainy fresh autumn.
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon, clones coming from Bordeaux with loose bunch of a reduced size. Vintage 2005 yield: 51 q/ha. Manual harvest with a rigorous selection of the best bunches, which annually takes place at first in the vineyards and subsequently on a selection table in the cellar.
Vinification:
Fermentation in 150 hl inox tanks, shallow and wide, allowing an extended surface of skins-must contact, followed by an excellent extraction of the polyphenolic richness of the skins. Around 20 days’ maceration, at a controlled temperature below 30° C, punch down is done daily.
Ageing:
18 months in new Allier, Tronçais and Blois 225 litre oak barriques, then followed by more than one year ageing in bottle.
Main Features
Colour:
Very deep with shining purple reflexes.
Bouquet:
Powerful, the varietal inviting fruit, typical of the “Cabernet Sauvignon”, is greatly strengthened by the inviting noble oak species.
Flavour:
Full and warm. A huge structure of mature tannins surrounds a full and sensual body leading to a long and very elegant aftertaste typical of the “great” wines of Montalcino.
Alcohol content:
14%
Total acidity level:
5.2 g/l
Serving temperature:
18° C
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