MARCHESI ANTINORI Cervaro della Sala 2022
MARCHESI ANTINORI – CASTELLO DELLA SALA
The splendid “Castello della Sala”, the prestigious Umbrian estate of the Antinori Family, rises on a promontory of the Umbro Appennine. A place of unbelievable beauty and charm. For decades, it is the heart of the production of the best white wines with Antinori plates.
In the spring of 1979, Renzo Cotarella, a young agronomist who will produce the wines of the estate in less than ten years, arrived at the Castle.
In those years, he soon began to work on an ambitious varietal regeneration project. This was aimed at obtaining white wines with a greater personality
than those produced in the Orvieto Classico area. He worked on chardonnay and he deepened his knowledge of Grechetto.
The Cervaro della Sala was born in 1985, one of the most famous and appreciated Italian wines in the world.
CERVARO DELLA SALA
Vintage 2022
The 2022 growing season started out with cold winter weather and normal spring conditions. The beginning of April, when budbreak was well underway, brought a sudden drop in temperatures resulting in lower yields but fortunately did not have any adverse effects on the quality of the fruit. The vines’ vegetative cycle was pushed back by about two weeks. May saw limited rainfall with cool temperatures. Summer brought bountiful sunshine and good temperature fluctuations between day and night that allowed the vines to make up for the initial delay and provided perfect conditions for optimal cluster ripening. Beautiful weather from August onward allowed for the berries to be picked at just the right time to obtain the finest expression of varietal aromas. Chardonnay grapes for Cervaro della Sala, exceptional in quality but lower in yields, were harvested starting the third week of August. Grapes were perfectly healthy, at optimal ripeness with excellent freshness and an outstanding aromatic profile. Grechetto berries were harvested 15 days later, towards mid-September.
Vinification
The vinification cellar was designed to take fulladvantage of gravityflow;a concept that providesa gentlerapproach to handling the harvested berriesand fermentation processes without the use of mechanical pumps. The grapesare harvested in the early morning hours to preserve the purity of the fruitand protect it from elevated daytime temperatures. The must, which has undergone maceration on the skinsatatemperature of 10 °C (50 °F) forabout 4 hours, is first transferred by gravityflow into tanks for decantation and clarification, then transferred into barriques. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in barrique followed by malolactic fermentation. Usually,aftera period of 5 months, the Chardonnayis readyto be transferred back into stainless steelvatsand blended with Grechetto. The Grechetto must was fermented separately but did notage in oak. Subsequently, Cervaro della Sala aged in the bottle for several months in Castello della Sala’s historic cellars before being released for sale.
Tasting Notes
Cervaro della Sala 2021 is a light straw yellow in color with greenish highlights. The nose offers aromas of chamomile, white flower blossoms and flint. The palate is savory, lively, fresh, and defined by notes of vanilla, citrus fruit, and light hints of hazelnut butter. A Mediterranean style wine with outstanding aging potential.
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