Podere Castorani - Amorino 2018
- Producer Castorani Wine
- Blend 100% Montepulciano
- Country Italy
- Region Abruzzo
- Appellation Montepulciano D'abruzzo
- UPC 0 15643 81285 9
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Item# 83056-18
Wine Spectator
90pt
James Suckling
92pt
Food matches
Perfect with grilled meat.
Excellent with stewed game or blue cheese.
Excellent with stewed game or blue cheese.
Tasting notes
Color: Deep ruby red, with violet notes.
Nose: Concentrated, spicy liquorice, blueberry aromas and small forest fruits, with light hints of pepper and chocolate.
Palate: Very structured, full bodied and rich, with harmonious and elegant tannins. Long aftertaste with an intense and persistent finish. Notes of preserved fruits and spices.
Nose: Concentrated, spicy liquorice, blueberry aromas and small forest fruits, with light hints of pepper and chocolate.
Palate: Very structured, full bodied and rich, with harmonious and elegant tannins. Long aftertaste with an intense and persistent finish. Notes of preserved fruits and spices.
Aging
12 months in wooden barrels - sur lie.
12 months in bottle.
12 months in bottle.
Harvest
By hand in October, accurate grape selection, partially overripe.
Winery Technical Data
Production area: Within the estate, in the municipal district of Alanno. 340 meters above sea level, southeast exposure.
Soil: Deep clay soils with rich texture.
Yield: 8 tons per hectare.
Growing system: Tendone, Abruzzo overhead trellis system.
Soil: Deep clay soils with rich texture.
Yield: 8 tons per hectare.
Growing system: Tendone, Abruzzo overhead trellis system.
Vinification method
Fermentation with skins at 30°C frequent pump-over "delestages", and maceration for over 40 days in 150hl vats. Malolactic fermentation during maceration with skins.
