Manano

Product Description

• Classification:
  Manano Riserva – Red Wine.
• Variety:
  100%, Sangiovese, large berry clones and Syrah.
• Production area:
  Dovadola (FC).
• Altitude:
  250 m a.s.l.
• Soil type:
  Ochre clay with sandstone intrusions.
• Vineyard features:
  15-year-old vineyards, with 3.333 plants per hectare, spurred cordon.
• Yield per hectare:
  Average 60/80 q/ha.
• Harvest time and method:
  First decade of October, hand harvesting.
• Vinification:
  Gently destemmed hand-harvested grapes, 10 days temperature-controlled red vinification with 80% whole grapes; bladder press racking (extremely gentle must extraction not exceeding 0.6 atm) and malolactic fermentation in small french oak barrels. Transfer and at least 18 months ageing in same and larger barrels.
• Ageing:
  18 months in small and large French oak barrel.
• Alcohol:
  13 % vol.
• PH:
  3,45.
• Total acidity:
  5.7 g/l tartaric acid.
• Tasting notes:
  Intense ruby red wine with vivid violet reflections. Nose developing fruity and floral sensations with viol odorata, red rose and damson plum hints, with a soft raspberry and dog rose jam background. Earthy notes not particularly worthy of emphasis. The palate returns elegance, sobriety and complexity combined with a long finish. Gently fruity and dry vegetable after-nose. Discrete, never invasive, wood
• Wine health components:
  – Manano Riserva: resveratrol content 7.11 mg/l.