Castello della Sala (Antinori)
Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala 2023
| Denomination | Umbria IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Umbria (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Chardonnay, Grechetto |
| Aging | Usually after five months, the Chardonnay is ready to be transferred back into steel to blend with the Grechetto, which instead is vinified separately and without wood. After bottling, the Cervaro della Salarimane ages in the bottle for a few months in the historic company's cellars. |
Description
The name Cervaro derives from the noble family that owned Castello della Sala during the 14th century: the Monaldeschi della Cervara. Chardonnay grapes combined with a small portion of Grechetto to give a wine designed to age over time represent a unique place's elegance and complexity. Cervaro della Sala was one of the first Italian wines to undergo malolactic fermentation and barrique ageing with its first vintage in 1985.
Details
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1940
- Oenologist: Massimiliano Pasquini
- Bottles produced: 866.586
- Hectares: 229
The estate’s 229 hectares (566 acres) of vineyards are located at an altitude of 220 - 470 meters above sea level (722-1542 feet) and are planted with traditional varieties such as Procanico and Grechetto but also with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sèmillon, Pinot Blanc, Viognier and a small quantity of Traminer and Riesling.
The region is exceptional for producing white varieties with one exception, Pinot Noir, that has found ideal conditions in this terroir to best express its full potential. The vines grow in clay and calcareous based soils, rich in fossil shells, and they are well exposed to the rising of the sun with an excellent difference of temperature between day and night. Read more
| Name | Castello della Sala Cervaro della Sala 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Umbria IGT |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Chardonnay, Grechetto |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Vendor | Castello della Sala (Antinori) |
| Origin | Village of Sala, Town of Ficulle (Terni) |
| Harvest | In the very first hours of the morning to keep grapes healthy. |
| Wine making | The must resulting from skin maceration of the grapes at 10°C for about four hours is transferred by gravity to decantation tanks where it clarifies before being poured into barriques. It is here that alcoholic fermentation takes place, followed by malolactic fermentation. |
| Aging | Usually after five months, the Chardonnay is ready to be transferred back into steel to blend with the Grechetto, which instead is vinified separately and without wood. After bottling, the Cervaro della Salarimane ages in the bottle for a few months in the historic company's cellars. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |