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Sagrantino Montefalco 25 Year Caprai(2003)
- Winery:
- Sagrantino di Montefalco
- Varietal:
- Sagrantino
- Region:
- Italy > Umbria
- Type:
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- red wine, resinous, black fruit, warm, oak, aged, sagrantino, modern, red grape, oak - heavy
Sagrantino di Montefalco 25 Anni DOCGindietroSagrantino 25 Anni is the result of passionate research and careful clonal selection of the best grapes of Sagrantino.
It is a jubilee wine produced for the first time in 1993 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the winery. Since
then it has kept this name together with its unique character, power and elegance.
Appellation:DOCG
First Vintage produced: 1993
Grapes: Sagrantino 100perc.
Training system: Cordon de Royat
Per-hectare yield: 5 tons
Harvest Period: Third read more...week of September
Vinification: After a gentle crushing-destemming process, constant pumping-overs are performed in order to take out the substances contained in the skin; the wine is macerated for 30 days at more than 30°C.
Ageing (months): French Oak: 24, Bottle: 8
Bottles produced: 30.000
Released: October
TASTING NOTES
Colour: Deep, almost black, ruby red, which turns into garnet with the aging the wine.
Aroma: Aromatically sensational, with notes of ripe fruit and hints of spice and vanilla transcended from the barriques.
Taste: Potent, soft and velvety with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Serving suggestion: Pairs well with meat roasts, game and spicy cheese.
Ageing potential: Approximately 20 years
ANALYTICAL DATA - 2003 °
Alcohol: 14,5 % Vol.
Total Acid.: 5.5 g/l
Final pH: 3.62
Phenolics: 4180 mg/l
Extract: 35.6 (hide)
It is a jubilee wine produced for the first time in 1993 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the winery. Since
then it has kept this name together with its unique character, power and elegance.
Appellation:DOCG
First Vintage produced: 1993
Grapes: Sagrantino 100perc.
Training system: Cordon de Royat
Per-hectare yield: 5 tons
Harvest Period: Third read more...week of September
Vinification: After a gentle crushing-destemming process, constant pumping-overs are performed in order to take out the substances contained in the skin; the wine is macerated for 30 days at more than 30°C.
Ageing (months): French Oak: 24, Bottle: 8
Bottles produced: 30.000
Released: October
TASTING NOTES
Colour: Deep, almost black, ruby red, which turns into garnet with the aging the wine.
Aroma: Aromatically sensational, with notes of ripe fruit and hints of spice and vanilla transcended from the barriques.
Taste: Potent, soft and velvety with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Serving suggestion: Pairs well with meat roasts, game and spicy cheese.
Ageing potential: Approximately 20 years
ANALYTICAL DATA - 2003 °
Alcohol: 14,5 % Vol.
Total Acid.: 5.5 g/l
Final pH: 3.62
Phenolics: 4180 mg/l
Extract: 35.6 (hide)
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Source:
Astor Wines & Sprits
- This the Caprai estate's pride and joy. A slick, ultra-modern red wine made from the indigenous Sagrantino grape. Oak-aged to add spice and vanilla on the palate. This full-bodied red wine is full of black fruits - further enhanced by the spectacularly warm vintage.
