Il Nero di Casanova 2021

Description

La Spinetta Il Nero di Casanova is an excellent red wine produced by La Spinetta, an ancient estate specializing in the production of excellent wines. Giovanni Rivetti's dream was to become a great wine producer, but it was his son Giuseppe Rivetti and his family, who still run the estate today, who made this dream a reality. Giuseppe moved to the so-called "Spinetta," a hilltop near Castagnole Lanze in the province of Asti, where he built the estate and began producing great wines in the 1980s, including Il Nero di Casanova. This wine is made from 95% Sangiovese and 5% Colorino grapes, which grow in calcareous soil. The area is characterized by calcareous soil, which gives the wine a distinctive mineral aftertaste. The harvest takes place in mid-September, after which the carefully selected bunches undergo alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature for a period of 6 to 8 days. This is followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak vats for a full 9 months. This is followed by the aging phase in French oak barriques, after which the product is transferred back to steel vats for further maturation. This lasts 2 months and is followed by bottling. The wine remains in the bottle for another 2 months, for the final phase of refinement, which allows the product to enhance all the characteristics that make it so appreciated and worthy of the DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin) label.

Details

Perfume

Hints of blackberries and blueberries with notes of tobacco, cherries, leather, and liquorice.

Color

Deep ruby red.

Taste

A well-structured wine that fully reflects the characteristics of Sangiovese grapes.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

La Spinetta

From this winery

• Start up year: 1977
• Oenologist: Giorgio Rivetti, Andrea Rivetti
• Bottles produced: 500.000
• Hectares: 100

The Spinetta winery was founded by the Rivetti family, Argentinean emigrants who came to Italy with the dream of producing their wines. The winery's name derives from the place where the family settled, at la Spinetta (hilltop) in Castagnole Lanze, the production area of Moscato d'Asti, a light and fresh wine to be enjoyed with desserts. And it was precisely by realising the potential of this wine that the Rivetti family began producing the Moscato Biancospino and the Bricco Quaglia. The desire for growth of the Spinetta winery manifested itself in the production of a red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian, which was followed by others such as Barbaresco, Barbera d'Alba Gallina until 2000 when the well-known Barolo was produced. La Spinetta wines are the result of an intense study of the terroir, with a preference for indigenous varieties and a path that sees its greatest work in the vineyard, since to achieve great results most of the work must be done in the vineyard and the rest in the winery. The La Spinetta wines featured on Xtrawine are characterised by their balanced taste with bottles that have received important awards from: Bibenda, Gambero Rosso, Veronelli and AIS.. Xtrawine offers bottles from the best vintages of 2013 and 2014 made from varietals such as: Nebbiolo, Blend Rosso and Sangiovese. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	La Spinetta Il Nero di Casanova 2021
Type	Red still
Denomination	Toscana IGT
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	La Spinetta
Origin	Towns of Casanova, Terricciola, and Casciana Terme (Pisa)
Climate	Altitude: 250 m a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition	Limestone with marine sediments.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon
Harvest	Middle of September.
Wine making	Alcoholic fermentation for 9 0 days in temperature-controlled rotary fermenters.
Aging	Malolactic fermentation for 9 months in medium toast, French oak barrels. The wine is then transferred to stainless steel vats for 2 months before bottling, followed by ageing in bottles for another 6 months.
Total acidity	5.6 gr/L
PH	3.5
Allergens	Contains sulphites