HERCULIS – Isola dei Nuraghi IGT Red Wine

Classification: Red Wine Isola dei Nuraghi IGT.

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Grenache.

Number of Bottles: 25.000

Municipality of production: Sorso (SS).

Land altitude: 70 meters above sea level

Type of soil: Medium texture – Sandy, with a fair presence of skeleton.

Training system: Spurred cordon.

Plant density: 5681 vines / ha.

Yield per hectare: 55 q.li/ha.

Harvest: Manual, in the 2nd or 3rd decade of September.

Vinification: Cooling of the harvested grapes using dry ice. Sorting of the bunches, soft destemming, sorting of the grapes. Cold pre-fermentation maceration on the skins for 20 days in steel at a temperature of 24 ° C.

Aging: In steel for 6 months, in second passage French oak barriques for 12 months and – at least 6 months in the bottle before being put on the market.

Color: Intense ruby ​​red with purple hints.

Bouquet: A concert of red fruits, Mediterranean scrub and spices for a rich and complex bouquet.

Taste: Savory, rich and fruity, with acidity suitable to support alcohol. Velvety, fine and persistent tannins. Long and satisfying finish.

Total acidity: 5.8 gr / I

Dry extract: 30.5 gr / l

Residual sugars: 1.8 gr / l

Alcohol: 15% vol.