MARCALEONE
AZ. AGR. MONTELORENZONE - S. Lucia di Roversano
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Denomination : denominazione di origine controllata
Gr
ape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon 100 %
Alcoholic content : 14 %
Tasting notes
Colour : very intense ruby red
Nose : distictive and pleasantly grass-lihe odour, with spicy scent
Taste : dry,full bodied and slightly tannic taste
Charatteristics of production land
Production area : the company vineyadrs
Area under vine : 6 ha ( 6 acre )
Year of vineyards planting : 2003
Exposure : south-west
Altitude above the sea level : 320/360 metri a.s.l.
Type of soil : medium texture, clayey
Vine density : 3500 to 4000 plants/ha
Harvest : end of September
Harvest tecnique : manual with baskets
Yeld per ectare : 80 quintals of grapes
Vinification and ageing
Crushing : using a destemmer-crusher
Fermentation crates : steel tanks
Fermentation temperature : 28°C
Fermentation time : 9 days
Time of the grape skins macerati 25 days
Evolution vats : steel tanks and oak barrels
Evolution period : 18 months of maturation in oak casks
Bottle ageing : 3 months
E
early average production : 40.000 bottles