Casale Del Giglio
Casale del Giglio Petit Manseng
2020
$24.50
About this winery
As a child and young teenager the fields and lanes of the family estate, Casale del Giglio, were nothing more to Antonio Santarelli than a place where he could spend carefree weekends; but all changed when he joined his father Dino in the family business. By then, he knew instinctively that their unconventional land in the Agro Pontino valley, some 50 kms south of Rome, offered a unique opportunity to attempt something no-one had ever attempted.
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Product notes
Pressing and destemming then the grapes are cooled to a temperature of 7 to 8 ° C and left to macerate at this temperature for 10 to 12 hours. Ten days later, when the fermentation (at 18-20 ° C) is finished, the new wine is racked and cooled to avoid the beginning of malolactic fermentation. Several months on the lees. Fruity and spicy on the nose, fresh, lively and flinty. Exquisite structure with a seductive and fruity finish.
Production notes
After pressing and destemming, the grapes are cooled to a temperature of 7-8°C and left to macerate at this temperature for 10-12 hours. Ten days later, when the fermentation (at 18-20 C) is over, the new wine is racked and cooled to avoid the onset of malolactic fermentation. After several months on the lees, the wine is bottled in March or April of the following year.
Tasting notes
Bright straw yellow in color, the wine is intensely aromatic, fruity and spicy on the nose, fresh, lively and flinty on the palate. A wine with an exquisite structure that ends with a seductive and fruity finish.