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)
Winery | Giovanni Montisci |
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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 |
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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 |
Sub-region |
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)