Awards
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1979
- Oenologist: Riccardo Cotarella, Pier Paolo Chiasso
- Bottles produced: 3.800.000
- Hectares: 370
| Name | Cotarella Montiano 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Lazio IGT |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Merlot |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Vendor | Famiglia Cotarella (Tenuta Montiano) |
| Climate | Altitude: 300 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Volcanic, rich in skeleton. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,200 vines/hectare |
| Yield per hectare | 4,500 kg/hectare |
| Harvest | The first week of September. |
| Wine making | Maceration on the skins for 15 days, with several punch-downs. Malolactic fermentation is carried out entirely in barriques. |
| Aging | In new Allier and Tronçais barriques for 12 months. |
| Total acidity | 4.85 gr/L |
| PH | 3.8 |
| Dry extract | 37.5 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

