Urlari Pervale 2018 750ml

A blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Alicante Bouschet. The grapes are deposited on a conveyor belt that moves them using gravity (to avoid damaging the skins) to the de-stemming machine where the leaves and stems are removed. Temperature-controlled fermentation begins and juice is pumped over the grapes every 6 hours. After 2 weeks the grapes are gently pressed and the wine is aged 12 months in half new/half used French oak barrels and 12 months in the bottle. About the producer Our vineyard is located in Riparbella, just 12 miles north of Bolgheri in an area of Tuscany known as the Etruscan coast. Ideally situated between 720-800 feet above sea level, Urlari overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and the rolling interior hills of Tuscany. Urlari’s owner and founder, Roberto Cristoforetti was born to generations of farmers in Tuenno, a village near Trento in Trentino-Alto Adige in mountainous northern Italy. As a youth he worked with his father in their apple orchards and as a registered fruit farmer he now overseas the family orchards. Our agronomist, Francesco Venerini, gained his experience working in far-reaching vineyards from New Zealand to California to Argentina before returning to his native Tuscany.