Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Villa Gemma, Masciarelli

MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO VILLA GEMMA

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo D.O.C.

Technical Sheet

Type

Red

First Produced

1984

Average production

n. 30,000 - 500 Magnum - 270 jeroboam

Location

S. Martino s. Marrucina

Grape variety

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Size of vineyards

Colle Cave - 14 hectares

Yield per hectare

8,000 kg

Altitude

C.da cave 400 mt.

Vineyard name

clay, limey

Trailing and pruning system

Plain Guyot

Density of installation

9,000 plants per hectare

Age of vines

20 years

Harvesting period

End october

Fermentation 

in Stainless steel till 1996 and wood from 1997 

Fermentation temperature

Uncontrolled till 30° C

Temperature control system

Cooling plant

Lenght of fermentation

15-20 days fermentation, 20-30 days maceration

Type of wood and capacity of barriques

In fermentation - Oak (Querques Serseris) 5,000 lt. - 4,000 lt. - 3,000 lt., for aging: oak (Querques Serseris) 225 lt

Age of barriques

100% new

Malolactic fermentation

Ph 3.60 - total acidity 5.50 - alcohol 14.50 approx 

Chemical analysis

36 months, 18/24 of which in barriques 

Organoleptic Sheet

Grape variety

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Clarity

Very limpid

Colour

Dark ruby red, bluish glints

Bouquet

Very intense - complex - full - fine

Taste

Full - fruity - flowery - spicy (ripe red fruits of the forest, blackberries, peonies, eucalyptus, old rose, vanilla, cocoa, leather, humus)

Temperature

16-18°C

Servine suggestions

Roasted or marinated wild boar – roast lamb – red meat in general, particularly game – strong chees – bitter chocolate