SCUTUM
DATA SHEET
Grapes: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 30% Petit Verdot
Vineyard management:: Organic farming
Soils: medium mixture partly clayey and partly sandy, west facing
Training system: spurred cordon
Vineyard age: 28 years
Color: Ruby Red
Vinification: in red
Fermentation: in acciaio a T° controllata a circa 26/28 °C per circa
2 settimane
Alcohol: 14 % Vol
Service temperature: 16-18 ° C
Btl quantity produced: 8000
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE
Destemming and soft pressing, alcoholic fermentation in steel vats for about 2 weeks at a controlled temperature (26-28 ° C). Malolactic fermentation in steel.
20% of the mass spends a short but significant period in second passage French oak barriques while the rest of the mass remains in steel.
The period spent in the vats is accompanied by frequent suspension of the noble lees. Refinement in the bottle takes about 6 months.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
The nose is intense and territorial, with aromas of black fruit, blackberries and plums, notes of bark and a subtle ferrous minerality.
Fresh palate, with excellent structure, fruity and spicy, velvety and well integrated tannin.
Elegant wine of excellent evolution
EN 
IT
Una bella sorpresa. Ottimo rosso