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Wine: Catarratto del Masso
Variety composition: 100% Catarratto.
Alcoholic strength: 13% vol..
Vintage: 2019
Denomination: D.O.C. Sicily.
Production area: Cammarata (AG).
Soil composition: ferrous sandy rock.
Average vineyard altitude: 700 meters above sea level.
Exposure: east.
Age of vines: 55 years, from wild plants grafted by hand.
Training system: sapling.
Density: 2,600 plants per hectare.
Yield: 40 quintals per hectare.
Harvest period: September.
Vinification: fermentation in a concrete container in contact with the skins for a quarter of the fermentation.
Aging in bottle: Sur lies with batonnage in cement for 6 months.
Serving temperature: 12 ° -14 ° C
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Visual exam
Clarity: crystal-clear
Color: straw yellow
Consistency: moderately consistent
Observations: lively with greenish reflections.
Olfactory examination
Intensity: intense
Complexity: complex
Quality: fine
Description: floral, fruity and mineral
Remarks: intense floral notes open the olfactory range, recalling notes of white flowers of yuzu and orange blossom, everything is accompanied by the scent of fruits, which suggest citrine hints of yellow grapefruit and lemon, but also other fruits such as white peach not too much ripe, noteworthy are the mineral connotations of brackish and medicinal herbs including sage and thyme.
Taste – olfactory examination
Softness
Sugars: dry
Alcohols: moderately warm
Polyalcohols: moderately smooth
Hardness
Acids: fresh
Tannins: – – –
Minerality: mineral
Structure: full-bodied
Balance: moderately balanced
Intensity: intense
Length: moderately long
Quality: good
Remarks:
Final remarks
State of Evolution: ready
Harmony: moderately harmonious
Notes: intense and pleasant aromas, fresh and savory taste with a good pseudo caloric sensation of return, good balance, but not perfect, right intensity, not particularly persistent.
Rating:
Pairings: linguine with clams.
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Feudo Montoni
Contrada Montoni Vecchi
92022 Cammarata (AG)
Phone +39 091 513106
E-mail: info@feudomontoni.it
Website: http://www.feudomontoni.it
