Vino Nobile di Montepulciano D.O.C.G.
Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano D.O.C.G. - 2021
€ 20,00Vino Nobile has a brilliant ruby color, the nose has intense aromas of ripe cherry and plum, while its taste is dry, balanced and persistent, with a rounded tannin.
Crus: Rovisci, Maramai, Toraia
Exposure: S/SE/SW
Altitude: 300-350 m.a.s.l.
Soil type: Silty-clay
Age of vines (year of planting): 1970-1993-1997-1999
Planting density: 3.300 (old)-4.500-5000 (new) vines/ha
Varieties: Prugnolo Gentile 90%, Merlot 10%
Growing system: guyot and spur pruning
Harvesting period: first 2 weeks of October
Harvesting: by hand
Yield: 40 hl/ha
Wine making process: Fermentation and maceration on the skins in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature (28° C) with local yeasts for about 20-25 days and daily pumping over
Ageing: 18 months in 3,5 and 5hl French oak tonneaux (first, second and third passage) (40%) and in 25hl French and Slavonian oak casks (60%)
Average n. of bottles: 40.000 0,75 litre bottles
Colour / Bright ruby red
Nose: Intense, complex, delicate, fruity with hints of cherry, morello, plum, violet and slightly spicy
Palate: Dry, with pleasantly acid notes, well integrated tannins, sapid, balanced, intense, persistent, elegant, with a fruity finish
Serving suggestions: Traditional dishes: roasts, game and mature cheeses.
Exposure: S/SE/SW
Altitude: 300-350 m.a.s.l.
Soil type: Silty-clay
Age of vines (year of planting): 1970-1993-1997-1999
Planting density: 3.300 (old)-4.500-5000 (new) vines/ha
Varieties: Prugnolo Gentile 90%, Merlot 10%
Growing system: guyot and spur pruning
Harvesting period: first 2 weeks of October
Harvesting: by hand
Yield: 40 hl/ha
Wine making process: Fermentation and maceration on the skins in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature (28° C) with local yeasts for about 20-25 days and daily pumping over
Ageing: 18 months in 3,5 and 5hl French oak tonneaux (first, second and third passage) (40%) and in 25hl French and Slavonian oak casks (60%)
Average n. of bottles: 40.000 0,75 litre bottles
Colour / Bright ruby red
Nose: Intense, complex, delicate, fruity with hints of cherry, morello, plum, violet and slightly spicy
Palate: Dry, with pleasantly acid notes, well integrated tannins, sapid, balanced, intense, persistent, elegant, with a fruity finish
Serving suggestions: Traditional dishes: roasts, game and mature cheeses.
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