Wine “San Giovanni della Sala”, Orvieto Classico Superiore DOC, 2022

Category Orvieto DOC was awarded in 1971, and over the last 40 years, the region has experienced unprecedented growth: here today, produced some of the most popular Italian white wines in the world. On Orvieto DOC accounted for about three-quarters of the total wine production in Umbria. The region is divided into Orvieto Classico, which occupies the land around the tuff rock where the city of Orvieto, Orvieto and that is located on the northern and southern outskirts of the region. The soil is of volcanic origin, combined with a favorable and unique microclimate provide excellent conditions for vineyards.
Castello della Sala is 18 km from Orvieto. The castle is an example of medieval military architecture. Vineyards della Sala in Orvieto located in the territory of a microclimate, ideal for the cultivation of grapes from which produce white wines. The first harvest in the vineyards of Castello della Sala matured in 1990. Since 1997 Orvieto Classico DOC wines were awarded the title “Superiore”. This means a lower yield per hectare, as well as the fact that the wine is aged at least one year, of which at least 6 months stored in wooden barrels.

Yields vineyards, where grapes are grown for wine production, “San Giovanni della Sala”, is very low – only 7 tons per hectare. The grapes are harvested in the degree of ripeness of sugar and promptly delivered to the winery. Each variety is vinified separately. In order to obtain a good taste and flavor extract, wort part vinified using cold fermentation technology – the juice is left in contact with the skins for about 6 hours at a temperature of 10 C. Then this is added to the juice, which was obtained from other varieties of grapes by direct compression. The mixture was placed in stainless steel tanks, where fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature not exceeding 16 C. In these tanks the wine is kept on the lees for several months before bottling. Storage capacity of the vintage of 2013 – to 2020.

Antinori family is engaged in winemaking in 1385 and is one of the oldest wine honorable Association of Families. Today the House is managed by the Antinori 26th generation of the family. At the head of the Marquis Piero Antinori family, is now the most respected and recognized in the wine world, the representative of Italy, earning it the title of the best Italian winemaker and fearlessly combines age-old traditions and new ideas. One of his most famous experiments – adding a small amount of French Cabernet Sauvignon berries to the traditional Sangiovese. His wines built on virtuoso blend, literally revolutionized the market of wine. Today Marquis Antinori owns and manages 1,100 hectares of vineyards, located not only in Italy but also in Hungary, California and Chile. In 2002, Piero Antinori’s name was inscribed in the Hall of Fame Wine Spectator magazine for the greatest contribution to the promotion of Italian wines in the world.