WSET TASTING NOTE 15.03.2024

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SOTTO IL CILIEGIO 2021 CERASUOLO D'ABRUZZO DOC

Viticulture

Grape Variety: Montepulciano mass selection

Location: Capestrano, Gran Sasso National Park Abruzzo, Italy

Appellation: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC

Viticultural Approach: Organic

Altitude: 250 meter above sea level

Aspect: Not specified

Soil: Calcareous, Sand and Marl

Average Age of Vines: 60 years

Planting Density: Irregular approx 1000 vines per ha

Training System: Double Guyot

Trellising System: VSP

Pruning: Spur-pruning, selection of green buds, Green harvest

Pest, Fungi, and Disease Control: Copper and Sulphur

Vintage report:

Yield per hectare: 6-7 tons

1100 bottles produced

Vinification

Harvest Method: Hand-picked

Harvest Time: First week of October

Destemmed: Not specified

Crushed: Not specified

Free run: Not specified

Direct Press: Not specified

Whole bunch pressing: Yes

Saignee (Must concentration): Not specified

Cold Soak: Not specified

Hyper Oxidation: Not specified

Clarification: Not specified

Must adjustment: Not specified

Fermentation: Spontaneous

Skin contact during fermentation: Yes, approximately 5% of skins included

Fermentation temperature: Not specified

Fermentation vessel: Steel tank and tonneaux

Malolactic conversation: Not specified

Maturation: Steel tank and tonneaux

Lees aging: Not specified

Blending: Not specified

Post fermentation clarification: Not specified

Fining and filtration: Unfined, unfiltered

Stabilisation: Cold stabilisation

Technical specifications

Alcohol: 13,89%

Free SO2: 42 g/l

Residual sugar: 0,3 g/l

Un-fermentable carbohydrates: 21,9 g/l

Total Acidity: 6,78 g/l

Volatile Acidity: 0,37 g/l

PH: Not specified

Pressure: Not specified

Packaging

Type of material: Cardboard box

Volume size: 750ml

Weight:

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