Romania
Fetească Neagră
Vintage
2017
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The color is ruby red, clear and bright. It has an exotic bouquet of ripe cherries, plums and moist ground. The wine is round bodied, the taste is intense with aromas of red berries, sour cherry jam and coffee. The aftertaste is long and sweet, with notes of vanilla, chocolate and almonds due to aging in Romanian oak barrels for one year.
History
Winemaker Mihai Banita use a combination of old world winemaking techniques and modern tehnology to make wines that reflect the unique characteristics of individual vineyards or ”terroir” where specific varietals grow best. The fusion of superb vineyard sites and thoughtful winemaking allows LacertA to deliver elegant, expressive wines.
Vinification
Picked only upon perfect polyphenolic ripenins of the grapes, by hand, in boxes then carefully selected.They are then de-stemmed and left with the skins in stainless steel tank to a cold pre-fermentation for 2-3 days at 8-10℃. After starting alcoholic fermentation at 26-30℃ for 2-3 weeks. Malolactic fermentation subsequently takes place with natural bacteria. The wine was aging 12 months in romanian barriques at first, second and third use.
Winery
LacertA Winery
Type
Red Wine
Blend
Unblended
Soil
Reddish brown, black earth and deep calcareous
Closure
Cork
Region
Fintesti, Dealu Mare-Muntenia
Grape Variety
100% Fetească Neagră
Serving Temperature
16-18 ℃
Ageing Potential
Minimum 8 Years
Available volume
0,75 l | 1,5 l Magnum
Analytical Data
Alcohol
14,0 %
Total Acidity
0,58 g/100ml
Total Acidity
0,24 g/100ml
Tasting Comments
Appearance
Ruby, Clear and Bright
Aroma
Exotic, bouquets of ripe cherries, plums, truffles and cinnamon
Taste
intense with aromas of red berries, plum jam, coffee, almonds, raisin, tanning is silky; long and sweet aftertaste, with notes of chocolate
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