From Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant:
Rosato “Barrosu”:
• Grapes macerate for several hours on skins
• Wine ages 6 months in 225L barrels (no new oak)
• Full malolactic fermentation
• “Barrosu” is a local expression for somebody who is brash or arrogant
Winery | Giovanni Montisci |
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Supplier | Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant |
Varieties | Cannonau |
Farming Practices | practicing organic |
Soils | Sandy granite, clay |
Trellis system | goblet |
Hectares/Acres | n/a |
Harvest Technique | by hand, sorted in the vineyard |
Year Vines Were Planted | ave 1958 |
Yeast | ambient |
Fermentation | spontaneous fermentation in 1,000L tanks / skin maceration for several hours |
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Malolactic | full |
Maturation | 6 months in 225L used barrels |
Filter | none |
Fining | none |
Alcohol | 13% |
Item No | ITKL9002 |
Size | 750ml |
Bottle Case | 12 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Sub-region |
From Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant:
Rosato “Barrosu”:
• Grapes macerate for several hours on skins
• Wine ages 6 months in 225L barrels (no new oak)
• Full malolactic fermentation
• “Barrosu” is a local expression for somebody who is brash or arrogant