Sangiovese Superiore Ca Grande - Umberto Cesari
Varietal: 100% Sangiovese
Appellation: DOCG Sangiovese Superiore
Alcohol %: 12.5 Residual Sugar: Gr. / Ltr.
Altitude: 150 – 200 mtr AS Soil: Clayey
Tasting Notes: Rich ruby red with purple highlights. The nose shows fruity and floral, with fragrant impressions of sweetbriar, Parma violets, and dried plum. On the palate its clean, dry, and well-balanced, with a decisive entry and delicate tannins that lengthen its finish.
Winemaking: The grapes for Sangiovese Superiore are grown in vineyards averaging 15 years old and yielding 95 quintals per hectare, planted in medium-textured clay soils. The must ferments in temperature-controlled vertical steel fermenters, followed by a medium-long maceration on the skins.
Aging: 6 months’ maturation in steel.
Food Pairing: Wagyu beef carpaccio, grilled eel and sausage.