Umberto Cesari
Umberto Cesari Umberto 2021
| Denomination | Rubicone IGT |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Emilia-Romagna (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Merlese |
| Aging | In cement tanks and cocciopesto amphorae at controlled temperature. Then 6 months in bottle. |
Description
60 vintages. A new wine dedicated to a man who made all his drams come true. Umberto of Umberto Cesari. The only name possible for it. 100% Merlese, smooth and elegant, made from the Merlese grape, combining together the finest qualities of Merlot and Sangiovese.
Awards
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2021
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2021
91/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1967
- Oenologist: Team di enologi
- Bottles produced: 3.861.000
- Hectares: 355
The story began in the 60s with the acquisition of the first 20 hectares of vineyards in Podere Casetta. Today the farms are six and the 175 hectares of vineyards are located on the hills of Castel San Pietro Terme protected by the evocative Calanchi Azzurri.
To lead the big company there is the son Gianmaria who, with the same love and passion of his father, in the company completely renovated with 18000 square meters of cellar, in collaboration with a group of professional agronomists and winemakers and making use of the studies and experiments carried out with the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bologna, the realization of that project of territorial enhancement is increasingly appreciated even in the international sphere. Read more
| Name | Umberto Cesari Umberto 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Rubicone IGT |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Merlese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Vendor | Umberto Cesari |
| Story | A new grape variety developed through research carried out by the University of Bologna Department of Agrarian Sciences, Merlese combines the finest characteristics of Sangiovese with those of Merlot. |
| Soil composition | Medium-textured, limestone-clay soils. |
| Yield per hectare | 8 tons per hectare |
| Wine making | After a meticulous quality-selection of the berries, vinification and ageing in cement tanks and cocciopesto amphorae at controlled temperature. |
| Aging | In cement tanks and cocciopesto amphorae at controlled temperature. Then 6 months in bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
