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MARCHESI ANTINORI Cervaro della Sala 2019

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MARCHESI ANTINORI Cervaro della Sala 2019

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 2019

Winter weather was mild and sunny while spring brought lower than average temperaturesand frequent rainfall. These climatic conditions persisted up until the end of Mayand affected flowering and fruit set in both grape varieties, causing a delay of approximately 10 days. The month of June provided relatively dry weather. The vines benefitted from generous groundwater reservesand maintained good vine balance even during the hot month of August, completing veraison and slowly progressing to perfect ripeness. Optimal temperature fluctuations between dayand night produced healthy clusters with rich aromatic
compounds. Chardonnayfor Cervaro della Sala was harvested at the end of August with healthy, ripe berries that had optimal freshnessand an excellentaromatic profile. Harvesting operations of Grechetto took place 15 days later towards the end of 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 2019 is pale yellow in color with notable greenish highlights. Its intense, complex nose shows notes of citrus fruit, pineapplesand acacia blossoms that blend harmoniously with hints ofvanillaand flint. On the palate, it’s generous, refined and well structured; pleasantlysavory notesare well-balanced bytypical sweet sensations of hazelnut butter. The 2019 vintage will be remembered as one of Cervaro della Sala’s greatest vintages, perfectly enjoyable upon release, but has remarkable aging potential foryears to come.

Contiene solfiti

Weight 1.5 kg
Amazon Country

Italy

Amazon Wine Type

White Wine

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Producer

Region

Uvinum Product Type

White

Vine
Vol Alcolico

13

Vintage

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