Taurasi "Coste" DOCG - Company: Cantine Lonardo

Grape variety: Aglianico 100%
Production area: Loc.tà Costa, Taurasi (AV)
Soil type: Clayey-calcareous, with fairly compact coarse grain
Rootstock: Virginia creeper
Vineyard exposure: South
Altitude of the vineyards: 320 m above sea level.
Training system: Spurred cordon, approximately 25/30 years old
Planting density: 3000 vines/ha
Grape yield: 40 quintals/ha
Wine yield: 55-60%/Ql
Production: 1300

Description

Taurasi Coste is produced with selected grapes from the Costa area only, in particular from vineyards that are between 20 and 30 years old. The area is characterized by a clayey-calcareous soil, with a coarse grain and is quite compact. The harvest was carried out in mid-October 2012. The rows are about 2.50 m apart in a moderately ventilated and well-exposed space, quite subject to morning humidity in certain periods of the year. The grapes have medium-sized bunches with a square shape and spherical berries of a very intense color, with pulp rich in mineral substances and sugars, thin skins with a high concentration of anthocyanins and tannins.

Winemaking

The grapes, harvested by hand and immediately transported to the cellar in 18 kg boxes, are crushed and destemmed and vinified with maceration at an increasing temperature from 10 to 28°C for about 12-18 days. The tumultuous fermentation, grafted with native yeasts, lasts an average of 13 days. At the end of fermentation, a maceration on the skins is carried out for about 30 days. After racking and the first racking, the wine is stored for 18 months in 500-liter oak barrels, then in steel tanks for 10 months. After about 28 months of aging it is bottled where it refines for a further 24 months.

Tasting

The color is quite bright, dense. Intense and complex on the nose with notes of rhubarb, earthy fervor, hints of ashes, distinctly mineral. On the palate it is quite warm and still with vibrant tannins for their youth. Intense and very persistent.

Pairings

It is certainly a wine for rich foods based on red meats, game, and winter dishes typical of mountain cuisine. Very mature cheeses. A wine to drink alone away from meals.

It should be served, decanted, due to the possible presence of light deposits due to the lack of filtration and stabilization, at a temperature of 18-20°C.