Castello Tricerchi - Rosso di Montalcino | Rosso di Montalcino DOC
Red wine | Italy, TUSCANY | 2021
This Rosso di Montalcino has a great personality: a fresh, fruity nose, a soft mouthfeel and floral notes.
€24.31
20.09
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
16-18 °C
Year
2021
Type
Red wine
Country
Italy
Vintage
2021
Storage (years)
+ 7-10
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
TUSCANY
Grape varieties
Sangiovese (100%)
Viticulture
Traditional
Vinification
The Castello Tricerchi winery has developed their own (alternative) fermentation technique, called the "vat-cake". It starts by filling the vat with a first layer of neither destemmed nor crushed grapes to which a 'traditional' layer of finely crushed grapes is added on top.
The operation is continued with alternating layers of whole grapes and destemmed grapes until the vat is filled to form a 'layer cake' of whole grapes and destemmed grapes. It allows, thanks to the contribution of the stalk, the components from the skin alone to be mitigated in the maceration phase and also to activate carbonic maceration within the berries.
Aged for 12 months in large Slavonian oak barrels. The 2021 vintage counts 27,000 bottles.
Flavour profile
Flavour profile
Fruitig licht - medium (Rood)
Food pairing
Pasta Bolognese, Poultry - turkey, Risotto, Salami, Stew
About Castello Tricerchi
The estate is situated on the north side of Montalcino and extends for 400 hectares, of which thirteen are cultivated as vineyards. In the centre stands the castle, originally built in the thirteenth century by the Altesi family and completed in 1441 by the Tricerchi family. It served as a fortress for pilgrims marching to Rome on the Francigena road. Many of its decorative and structural features have been attributed to Baldassare Peruzzi. In the sixteenth century the castle was occupied for a time by the Spanish who made it their own stronghold. Until it went back into the hands of the Tricerchi’s when it once again became a fortress for pilgrims on their way to the Vatican. It was during the sixteenth century that the chapel, originally located within the fortified walls (as demonstrated by the presence of the belfry), was relocated to the path to the front of the castle and dedicated to the Virgin of the Veil. A fragment of the Veil, certified by a Papal Bull, is still in the church. In 1982 the Altesi castle was declared as an artistic and historical heritage site.
