From Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
• Grapes macerate for 5 days on skins
• Wine ages 6 months in 225L barrels (no new oak)
• Full malolactic fermentation
• Wine is vinified dry
• “Modestu” means “modest”—in contrast with the “Barrosu” (see below)
Giovanni Montisci Biancu "Modestu"
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Specifications
| Winery | Giovanni Montisci |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant |
| Varieties | Moscato |
| Farming Practices | practicing organic |
| Soils | sandy granite, clay |
| Trellis system | goblet |
| Harvest Technique | by hand and sorted in vineyard |
| Year Vines Were Planted | ave 1958 |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | spontaneous fermentation in 1000L tanks / 5 days of skin maceration |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | full |
| Maturation | 6 months in 225L used barrels |
| Filter | none |
| Fining | none |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| Item No | ITKL9001 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
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