Cabernet Sauvignon Tasca d'Almerita
The experiments of the Regaleali Estate with the most famous international red wines has
led to the creation of an outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon, vinified purely. A label which has
focused the entire world’s attention on Sicily’s extraordinary but still little-known potential of
creating truly important wines. Exceptional red wine, winner of several awards in Italy and
abroad. A cosmopolitan.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
• Grapes: Cabernet-Sauvignon 100%.
• Vineyards: “San Francesco” (8.10 Ha) and “Cozzo Ginestre” (4.25 Ha).
• Age of vineyards: “San Francesco” 1985, “Cozzo Ginestre” 1999.
• Training system: Guyot and spurred cord.
• Vines per Ha: 3.000.
• Yield per Ha: 4.5 t.
• Soil: Medium mixture with a tendency to wards clayey texture.
• Vineyard exposure: South, South-West.
• Harvest period: September 12th 2002.
• Must analytical data: Babo 21.0° - Tot. Ac 6.0 g/l - pH 3.60.
• Fermentation: Traditional in red.
• Maceration skin-contact during: 14 days.
• Fermentation temperature: 26/28°C.
• Malolactic fermentation: Totally developped.
• Refinement: 12 months in french oak (Allier e Tronçais) 300 l tonneaux,
60% new, 40% second passage; 8 months in bottle.
• Bottiling: May 26th and 27th 2004.
• Alcohol content: 14% Vol.
• Appellation: Cabernet Sauvignon D.O.C. - Contea di Sclafani.
ORGANOLEPTIC DETAILS
• Colour: Ruby red of very good intensity with garnet reflections.
• Bouquet: Wild berries, vanilla, black pepper, tobacco, cinnamon, mint, sage.
• Taste: Rich of ripe and concentrate fruit, soft, elegant, balanced.
• After taste: Tannin sweet and persistent, grapes.
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