Wine "Cervaro della Sala", Umbria IGT, 2013, wooden box, 1.5 L

"Cervaro della Sala" - one of the best wines in the line Antinori. It received its name from Cervaro nobles who were the owners of Castello della Sala in the XIV century. The first harvest "Cervaro della Sala" was produced in 1985 and in 1987 was introduced to the market. This wine has bright character, style and has won numerous awards and has won several major awards for its consistent quality. Grechetto and Chardonnay grapes for "Cervaro della Sala" grown for 15-20-year-old vineyards located around the Castello della Sala, at an altitude of between 200 and 400 meters above sea level. Soil rich in Pliocene marine fossils with some patches of clay. Harvesting begins in early September with the Chardonnay. Grechetto reaches optimum maturity in 2 weeks. Assembled at night grapes placed on cooling conveyors to ensure the berries at low temperature and desteblirovaniya pressing. Fermentation takes place each class separately in order to preserve and enhance the aroma. Chardonnay ground together with the skins and cooled for four to six hours at a temperature of about 10 ° C, and then sent to a new fermentation oak barrels. Then the wine remains in barrels on the lees for about five months, during which time performed malolactic fermentation. Grechetto, in turn, is fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. The wine is assembled and bottled, which is aged twelve months in the historic cellars of Castello della Sala.

Its history dates back to the company Antinori in 1385 and today it operates a representative of the 26th generation of the family - the Marquis Piero Antinori. Largely thanks to his talent and winemaker relentless pursuit of excellence, Italian wines are among the best examples of world winemaking, and the name Antinori became a symbol of innovation and quality. Today, the company owns several Antinori wine houses in various regions of Italy, as well as vineyards in Chile, California and Hungary. The company tries to keep the originality of wines specific to each area, and their main characteristics are quality and Italian elegance. Many wine Antinori through an innovative approach and a virtuoso tea blends literally revolutionized the wine on the market, and not inferior in its properties to the best examples of Bordeaux, although it compares favorably to the past for its value. The world-renowned wine expert Robert Parker said: "Antinori, no doubt, the greatest name in Italian winemaking. During the Antinori wine tasting takes place the main thing - instilled understanding of quality wines."