EST! EST!! EST!!! di Montefiascone DOC

Interesting facts

ECT! EST!! EST!!! — this unusual name of this wine from Lazio got back in the XII-th century. According to legend, Bishop Giovanni Deuk, who accompanied the Emperor Henry V in one of his trips to Italy, sent in the direction of Montefiascone ahead of the Royal train of his page Martino to the one heralded the arrival of the monarch and found the hotel serving a good wine. All these places Martino was noted with the inscription "Est!" on the door. However, the wine in Montefiascone was so great that one "Est!" for him wasn't enough, so page three wrote that word and put three exclamation points after the last of them. Wine is also unusual in that it includes grapes Rochette is one of the oldest and oldest species whose roots lie in a family of varieties Greco, known in Ancient Greece. The grapes for EST! EST!! EST!!! grown on plantations around the village Montefi, located at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level. Lands of the company occupy a large area of 150 hectares. the Soil is loose and mainly composed of pebbles and limestone. The average age of the vines is 20 years. The harvest time is determined by the values of the parameters of maturation, in particular the acidity and sugar, and usually the vintage lasts from the 1st to 20th of October. After gentle pressing the juice settles in 1-2 days, and then placed in stainless steel tanks, where at a temperature of 17-19 degrees the fermentation. The main feature of vinification is that the fermentation takes place without contact with the skins, and aged the wine in bottles directly.

Tasting Characteristics

The wine sparkling, clean straw yellow color.
Intense, fresh, very pleasant aroma of the wine enchants with fruity and floral notes.
The taste of wine is fresh, dry, fruity, slightly spicy, well structured, with bright but soft acidity.
The wine perfectly suited as an aperitif, goes well with fish dishes and seafood.

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