| 历史 |
Atis is the name of a mythical king, nephew of Zeus, whom a legend places at the origins of the Etruscans, the first civilisation in our land and the first vine-growers in Italy (from 12th century BC). They cultivated the vine as they saw it in nature, climbing a tree. The Etruscan vine 'married' to the tree, depicted on the label, became, in classical Latin culture, the symbol of endless love. |
| Location |
Castagneto Carducci (LI). |
| 气候 |
Mediterranean, tempered by the breezes from the Tyrrhenian sea. The hilly area has the fresher temperature of the territory, with a broad day-night temperature differentials on Summer. |
| 土地的组成 |
Alluvial, very deep, sandy-clay, with clay areas, rich of pebbles. |
| 收成 |
Merlot was harvested on September 2nd, the Cabernet franc on October 3th and the C. sauvignon two days after. The selected grapes were de-stemmed and pressed very softly, within a few minutes from the harvest, without adding sulphur dioxide to maintain the biodiversity of the yeasts. |
| 酿造 |
Fermentation and maceration were favoured with frequent manual punching down. The maceration lasted 10-15 days. |
| 陈年 |
In used oak barrels (225 and 500 liters) for 24 months, on the lees (on the yeasts). Each barrel was stirred manually once a week. After the ageing, the wine was gradually subjected to several decantings to clear it (then it is not filtered). At the end, Atis was reconstituted in a large tank and left to mix in a natural way for about 4 months. Finally, we refined it in the bottle for 14 months, in the best storage conditions. The addition of sulphites is minimal. |
| 匹配 |
It goes well with dishes with an intense flavour but it is also excellent "for meditation". |
| On offer |
价格 Guado al Melo Bolgheri Superiore Atis 2017 HK$ 430.00
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