Melanto Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Terre de la Custodia 2018

Melanto Passito Terre de la Custodia, is an interpretation of Sagrantino grapes that were originally only used to make sweet wine, due to the presence of residual sugar that helped soften the tannic roughness typical of the variety. These grapes are cultivated at an altitude of approx. 500 metres above sea level, using the spurred cordon training system in vineyards approx. 15 years old, located in the Gualdo Cattaneo area. The land is medium hilly, where we find strong, clayey soil with a good presence of lignite. The surface area of the vineyard is approx. 1 ha with a planting density of 3300 vines/hectare for an average production per hectare of 35 quintals.

Vinification
The grapes are harvested delicately by hand, usually at the end of September, selecting the best bunches and placed on racks for drying in temperature and humidity-controlled rooms for 30 days. After the bunches have reached the right sugar concentration, they are destemmed, lightly pressed and left to ferment in special 5 Hl steel tanks where they are periodically punched down and pumped over by hand. As soon as the right ratio of alcohol to residual sugar is reached, a series of filtrations is carried out to inhibit fermentation and to remove all impurities of vegetable origin.

Refinement
Maturation is carried out for at least 12 months in Barrique.

Awards and Recognition
Annata 2012 - Guida Bibenda 2017 - 5 Grappoli
Annata 2016 - The WineHunter Award - Rosso 90-93