Tenute Lunelli - Tenuta Castelbuono
Tenute Lunelli Castelbuono Ziggurat Montefalco 2021
Other years:
2023| Denomination | Montefalco DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Umbria (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
| Aging | 12 months in 225 litre barriques and 500 litre tonneaux, followed by a minimum of 6 months in bottle. |
| Other years | 2023 |
Description
Ziggurat Rosso from Tenuta Castelbuono, which is certified as organic, expresses all the charm of a region with an age-old winemaking tradition.
Awards
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2021
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2021
92/100
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2021
90/100
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Details
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 2001
- Oenologist: Luca D'Attoma e Luca Capaldini
- Bottles produced: 124.000
- Hectares: 32
There was a need, though, for a new winery and the Lunelli family, thanks to their firm, long-held friendship with Arnaldo Pomodoro, one of the great contemporary artists, suggested that it should be he who designed it. The Maestro enthusiastically accepted and, after an initial survey of the area, he already had a project in mind.
The “Carapace” – as Pomodoro decided to call his winery – required no less than six years’ building work and it was inaugurated and opened to the public – for visits and tastings – in June 2012. It is a unique work of art that calls into question the boundaries between sculpture and architecture. It is the first sculpture in the world in which people can live and work, a unique work in which art and nature, sculpture and wine intermingle, underlining the exceptional nature of both the containing structure and of its contents. It offers itself to one’s gaze as a large copper-covered dome, engraved with fissures that remind one of the furrows in the earth that surrounds it. A sculpted element in the form of a red dart plunging into the soil highlights the work’s place in the landscape. Entering the “Carapace” means penetrating into one of Pomodoro’s sculptures, and one is aware right away of his artistic alphabet, which is immediately recognizable in the internal vault. This is a distinctive, special winery for distinctive, special wines. Read more
| Name | Tenute Lunelli Castelbuono Ziggurat Montefalco 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Montefalco DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Vendor | Tenute Lunelli - Tenuta Castelbuono |
| Origin | Bevagna (PG) |
| Soil composition | A clay-silt mix with excellent agronomic potential, well-structured and resistant to summer drought. |
| Cultivation system | Cordon Spur |
| Plants per hectare | 6250 |
| Yield per hectare | 55 hl |
| Harvest | By hand in September and October. |
| Fermentation temperature | 26- 28 °C |
| Wine making | Cold pre-maceration at 12 °C for 20 hours. Maximum fermentation temperature: 26- 28 °C in stainless steel. Maceration period: 15 -20 days. |
| Aging | 12 months in 225 litre barriques and 500 litre tonneaux, followed by a minimum of 6 months in bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |