'Istentu' Mandrolisai Superiore Doc 2016
Fradiles
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Istentu in Sardinian dialect means "waiting" or "slowness," and refers to the time this wine needs to mature and also to its longevity. The grapes come from vines more than 70 years old located in the hills of Atzara at an altitude of almost 550 meters, on the western slope of the Gennargentu range.
Intense, bright garnet red. Macerated red fruit, sweet spices, tobacco, leather, balsamic notes. Dense, warm, tannic, full-bodied.
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Derived from granitic disintegration, medium-textured tending to sandy
50 years
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Sapling, espalier
6000 strains per hectare
50 q
Early October
Fermentation in steel with maceration for about 15-18 days. Aging in steel for 10 months, then 12 months in 500-liter tonneaux and 6 months in barriques, additional 6 months in bottle.
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