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Castello di Ama L’Apparita 1996

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Castello di Ama L’Apparita 1996

Castello di Ama L’Apparita 1996

L’Apparita, the first pure Merlot produced in Tuscany, is a cult wine since the first vintage, 1985.

Located at the top of the Bellavista vineyard, at an altitude of 490 meters above sea level, there are the small parcels that go to make up the vineyard.

The Apparition for a total of 3.84 hectares.

Planting in 1975 with Canaiolo and Malvasia Bianca, they were re-planted between 1982 and 1985 in Merlot, with the clone 342. The open-lyre form of farming and the soil particularly rich in clay, make this small cru a jewel of world enology.

Apparita is a cult wine since the first vintage 1985.

Located at the top of the Bellavista vineyard, at an altitude of 490 meters above sea level, are the small parcels that make up the vineyard L’Apparita for a total of 3.84 hectares.

Climate and Vintage:

The first part of the year passed with little rainfall and mild temperatures.

April was a very rainy and fresh month for which the vegetation was in line with the averages of all time.

May required a great deal of attention regarding the first antiparasitic treatments due to the great atmospheric variability.

With the arrival of summer there has been an increase in temperatures outside the norm combined with an unusual drought, creating enormous disfigurements in the vineyards.

VINIFICATION AND AGING

The harvest of the early varieties ended in the first week of September when a period of heavy rains began.

  •  grapes selected for 120 quintals were harvested on 11 and 14 September.
  •  fermentation is developed on a regular basis at a temperature around 33 ° -34 ° C.
  •  replacements are made succeduti delicatamente for all the fermentation.

The maceration was 26 days.

After racking of 80 hl malolactic fermentation was carried out entirely in new barrels of Allier oak.

When the malolactic fermentation is finished, the wine has been racked and assembled, after which it has returned to the area barriques.

The period of aging in wood lasted for around 15 months.

The bottling was carried out in March 2000 obtaining 9.307 Bordeaux and 600 magnum

Tasting notes:

Color

  • Intense and deep ruby

Perfume:

  •  fruity and floral scents for switch to very varied spensive notes.

Taste:

  • soft
  • very balanced with an important structure, noble tannins and excellent persistence.

Contiene solfiti

Weight 1.5 kg
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Italy

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Red Wine

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