Marchesi Antinori Castello della Sala 'Cervaro della Sala' Umbria – 2014

  • Ready 2016 - 2023
  •  90/100
  •  Italy > Umbria

Wine Information

Region

Italy > Umbria

Producer

Castello della Sala (Marchesi Antinori)

Type

White

Grape

Chardonnay, Grechetto

Advice

Ready

Vineyard

Cervaro della Sala

Producer

Castello della Sala (Marchesi Antinori)

Appellation

Umbria IGT

Designation

Classification

Cuvee Bottling


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Tasting notes

Robert Parker
Tasted: 29/12/2017
Drink: 2017-2025


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Vinous
Tasted: 06/01/2016
Drink: 2016-2021
Author: Ian D'Agata


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The producer makes six wines:
  • Cervaro della Sala
    • Cepage: 90% Chardonnay and 10% Grechetto
    • Aging: ages for 5 months in barriques and then matured for 10 months in the Medieval cellars of the Castle
    • Soils: soils rich in marine fossils and interlaced with strata of clay
  • Pinot Nero
    • Average Annual Production:
    • Cepage: Pinot Noir grapes
    • Aging: aged for 8 months and for the remaining 15 months in bottles of the Castle cellars
  • Conte della Vipera
    • Cepage: Sauvignon Blanc grapes with a small additional percentage of Semillon
    • Aging:fermented in wood and aged in bottles for several months
  • San Giovanni della Sala
    • Cepage: made from the grape varieties typically used for Orvieto Classico (Procanico, Grechetto, Pinot Bianco, Viognier and Riesling)
    • Yield per hectare: particularly low (less than 3 tons per acre)
  • Bramito del Cervo
    • Cepage: Chardonna grapes whose varietal features are enriched by the process of alcoholic fermentation in barriques
    • Aging: grapes are chilled as soon as they were picked and then chilled and placed in special tanks. They then ferment in 60 gallon Allier and Troncais barrels
  • Muffato della Sala
    • Cepage: blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Grechetto, Traminer and Riesling
The Estate:
  • Area under vines: surface area of 500 hectares
  • Soils: clayey soils rich in Pliocene-epoch fossils of volcanic and sedimentary origin
    • Learn more about Castello della Sala here

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6x75cl IB £ 460
($ 787)

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