Dipoli Peter
Iugum 2019
Other years:
2018| Denomination | DOC Alto Adige Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Trentino Alto Adige (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Aging | Both varieties undergo malolactic fermentation in barriques, after which the Cabernet Sauvignon matures for 12 months in new barriques, and the Merlot in second and third passage barriques. 12 months after the harvest, the wines are blended. At this point, the Iugum was born, which after an eight-month refinement in concrete will go into the bottle. After a further 36 months of bottle ageing, the wine goes on sale, i.e. four years after the harvest. |
| Other years | 2018 |
Description
Still red wine from Alto Adige DOC, 14.5% ABV, produced by Dipoli Peter. Blend: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, a blend that best expresses the terroir of this region. 0.75-liter bottle, 2018 vintage. Iugum, which means "yoke" in Latin, is a wine that tells the story of a family and a terroir. The grapes are vinified separately and, after destemming, ferment in open wooden vats for approximately ten days. Both varieties undergo malolactic fermentation in barriques, after which the Cabernet Sauvignon ages for 12 months in new barriques, while the Merlot ages in second- and third-use barriques. Twelve months after harvest, the wines are blended. After eight months of aging in cement, the wine is bottled. After a further 36 months of aging in bottle, the wine is released for sale, four years after harvest. On the nose, it offers aromas of ripe berries, enriched with spicy hints of juniper and hints of aromatic herbs. It has a deep and intense ruby red color. The palate is warm, with energetic tannins, full-bodied, and fruity. It has a long finish and a pleasantly almondy finish.
Awards
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2019
90/100
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Tasting notes
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1987
- Oenologist: Peter Dipoli
- Bottles produced: 40.000
- Hectares: 5
In the following years, the estate was enlarged by buying some new vineyard and renting others. This is how the vineyard Iugum in the nearby village of Magré, became part of the property. In the beginning the grapes were vinified at a friend’s winery. A fundamental step was to buy an ancient, rural house in Villa, in the village of Egna, that in 1998 was restored and became the estate winery. Read more
| Name | Dipoli Iugum 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Alto Adige DOC |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino Alto Adige |
| Vendor | Dipoli Peter |
| Story | "Iugum" is a Latin word meaning yoke, the implement used to keep oxen coupled while working in the countryside, but it is also a term that appears in some ancient viticultural texts referring to a type of vine support. |
| Origin | Egna (Bolzano) |
| Climate | Exposure: East-southeast. Altitude: 300-350 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Soils are clayey-calcareous. |
| Cultivation system | Simple Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 7000 |
| Harvest | Merlot is harvested in mid-September, and Cabernet Sauvignon in the first ten days of October. |
| Wine making | The grapes are vinified separately and after destemming (leaving the berries intact if possible) ferment in open 40 hl wooden vats for about ten days. Two punching-downs are carried out daily during this period. |
| Aging | Both varieties undergo malolactic fermentation in barriques, after which the Cabernet Sauvignon matures for 12 months in new barriques, and the Merlot in second and third passage barriques. 12 months after the harvest, the wines are blended. At this point, the Iugum was born, which after an eight-month refinement in concrete will go into the bottle. After a further 36 months of bottle ageing, the wine goes on sale, i.e. four years after the harvest. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |