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Antinori Castello Della Sala Cevaro 2022
£553.24
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6 bottle(s) at £92.21 per bottle.
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Antinori Castello Della Sala Cevaro 2022
- Country Italy
- Region Umbria
- Grape 90% Chardonnay, 10% Grechetto
- Case size 6/ 75
- Cervaro della Sala 2022 is a light straw yellow with greenish highlights. The nose offers aromas of chamomile, white flower blossoms, and flint. The palate is savoury, lively, and fresh, defined by notes of vanilla, citrus fruit, and light hints of hazelnut butter. This Mediterranean-style wine has outstanding ageing potential. It is a full-bodied, barrel-fermented blend of Chardonnay and Grechetto from Umbria and is regarded as one of Itlay's finest whites.
- “The Castello della Sala 2022 Cervaro della Sala is based on Chardonnay and has a small
proportion of the local grape variety Grechetto. The nose opens with a reductive
note of flint or matchstick, but it quickly lifts to reveal soft orchard fruit, white peach and
minty apple. Delicate toasted notes join these with a hint of pecan or macadamia
nut. Salty mineral notes also emerge on the finish, emphasising the bouquet's extremely vertical or - elevated character.” Wine Advocate
- 94/100 Robert Parker Wine Advocate, February 2024
The vinification cellar was designed to take full advantage of gravity flow. This concept allows harvested berries and fermentation processes to be handled gently without mechanical pumps. The grapes are harvested in the early morning to preserve the fruit's purity and protect it from elevated daytime temperatures. The must, which has undergone maceration on the skins at a temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) for about four hours, is first transferred by gravity flow into tanks for decantation and clarification, then transferred into barriques where alcoholic fermentation takes place, followed by malolactic fermentation. In February, Chardonnay is ready to be moved back into stainless steel vats and blended with Grechetto, which was fermented separately and did not age in oak. Subsequently, Cervaro della Sala aged in the bottle for several months in Castello della Sala’s historic cellars before being released for sale.
Cervaro della Sala was one of the first Italian white wines to have malolactic fermentation and ageing in barriques. Cervaro comes from the noble family who owned Castello della Sala during the 14th century: the Monaldeschi della Cervara. A blend of Chardonnay grapes and a small quantity of Grechetto make a wine that can age over time and represent the elegance and complexity of this unique estate. The first vintage of Cervaro was in 1985
| Price | £461.03 |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Brand | Antinori Wines |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| Winery | Niccolò Antinori bought the fourteenth-century Castello della Sala in 1940 to provide a source of white wines to match the excellence of his Tuscan reds. With the introduction of Cervaro della Sala in 1987, his dream was fully realized: this is one of Italy’s defining whites, as influential and sought-after as Tignanello. Bramìto is effectively a mini-Cervaro, further proof of Umbria’s affinity with Chardonnay; Conte della Vipera is a full, herbal, Bordeaux-inspired blend of Sauvignon and Semillon. The castle's inhabitants initially ruled over the whole province of Orvieto, so the range would not be complete without a flagship example of that DOC; the ‘Superiore’ designates much lower permitted yields and hence considerable concentration. |
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