Antares Montepulciano DOCG
PERSISTENT.
Colour: ruby colour with purple hue. Nose: fruity with aromas of ripe fruits, bilberry, mulberry and plum notes followed by spicy and rich balsamic tones of vanilla and coffee. Flavour: full and fruity structure. It is a gentle and spontaneous wine, whose tannins, not aggressive, are sweet and velvety; great aromatic persistence; perfect correspondence from nose to mouth.
Pairings.
It matches well-structured first courses, barbecued meats, mature cheeses, eggs, game, red meats in general.
Technical sheet.
Type of Wine: Red still
Classification: DOCG
Grape Varieties:Montepulciano
Alcohol content: 13.50% vol
Production area: ABRUZZO
Altitude: 250/300 meters above the sea level
Planting density: 4500 vines/hectare
Training System: Spur pruned cordon
Harvest period: October
Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and crushed; maceration on the skins for 14-20 days. After racking the wine is kept in stainless steel vessels, and aged for 12 months, in French oak barrels (500 liters)
Fermentation temperature: 30° C
Ageing: Slavonia oak barrels
Refining: in bottle; conserved in air-conditioned area
Storage: lying down in cool, dark surroundings
Serving temperature: 18/20 °C
