Capitel della Crosara 2016

MONTRESOR

Capitel della Crosara
2016

$16.90

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$ 0.00
Product code
13189711
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$15.92
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Indicazione geografica protetta (IGP)
Region
Veneto
Varietal(s)
Corvina 60 %
Rondinella 30 %
Molinara 10 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

The long history of the Montresor family boasts illustrious ancestors, like the Count Claude de Montresor, the prime counsellor of Duke D'Orleans in France in 1600 (his writings, "Memoirs", dating back to 1663, are considered of great interest). At the beginning of 19th century a branch of the family moved to Italy in the Veneto region near the lake of Garda, an area renowned for its morain soils: here they found the proper environment where to continue and improve one of the main activities of...

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Production notes

Traditional of red wines with the destemming and maceration of the skins. The fermentation lasts 15 days followed by one year of refinement in oak barrels before bottling.

Tasting notes

Deep ruby red in colour. On the nose it displays a characteristic scent of spices and vanilla. The taste is dry, warm and slightly bitter with notes of violet, liquorice and ripe blackberry.

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