Contrario
Umbria Rosso

Indicazione Geografica Tipica

It represents a new way of interpreting the typical red grape from Montefalco, cultivated and vinified in such a way as to obtain a young and enjoyable, fresher and very drinkable wine.

Grape varietal
100% of the typical grape from Montefalco

First vintage
2008

Vineyards
Located on the hills between 300 and 400 m a.s.l.; southern and southwesterly exposure; training system spurred cordon & Guyot.

Harvest
Last week of September, grapes are hand-picked.

Vinification
By gravity feed; fermentation in contact with the skins for a short period of time.

Ageing
In stainless steel vats then assembling and clarifying in cement vats for some months.

Tasting notes
Dense ruby red colour. A rich and intense nose, featuring fruits with marked notes of citrus and wild berries. Subtle scents of aromatic herbs. Elegant and fresh on the palate. Very persistent and fruity finish.

Accompanies
This is a wine that can be enjoyed with all courses of a meal. It goes well with pork cold cuts and cheese, with flavoursome first courses, legume soups and main courses of poultry and red meat. An ideal accompaniment to semi-matured cheeses.

Best period for drinking
A wine that can be consumed immediately, but continues to age in the bottle for several years.

Serving temperature
16 – 18°C (60.8 – 64.4°F)

Size
750 ml bottle

Alcohol
2017 vintage: 14,5%

CONTIENE SOLFITI – CONTAINS SULFITES

Technical sheet

Characterised by a rainy spring that held to a lag in phenological phases. Summer has been rather cool until mid August. Subsequently until mid-October there were higher temperatures and a dry weather which allowed optimal ripeness of the grapes.

Spring and first part of summer were characterised by a wide temperature range and few rains, so the ripening process was slow and irregular. Since the end of August and through the month of September climate has been dry and warm, with considerable temperature gap between night and day.

It’s been a dry vintage throughout the year, with few rains. Winter and spring were rather dry, but while winter was cold, in spring we had a mild weather even if there were occasional frosts between April and May. Summer has been warmer than average and really dry. The final part of ripening process in September and October has been optimal thanks to a cool weather, good temperature gap between night and day and just the right amount of rain.

Spring and first part of summer were cool and rainy, while the rest of the season hasn’t been too hot and characterised by a wide temperature gap between night and day. Beginning of Autumn has been rather rainy. Ripening process has been optimal but ended later than usual.

Spring and first part of summer were rather cool and rainy, so that the beginning of the veraison happened around three weeks later than average. The rest of the summer has been regularly hot, with considerable temperature gap between night and day. Ripening process has been optimal, but later than usual.

Very well balanced conditions throughout the whole production season. Winter has been rather rainy while spring has seen an high solar irradation and lots of winds. Summer has been dry, hot and sunny. Low humidity values made easy controlling vines health. Finally we had the right amount of rain in September and October for an optimal final ripening process of grapes. Late harvesting.