Podere Prospero Bolgheri
Wine Description
The Podere Prospero Bolgheri DOC is an elegant, balanced, and highly approachable wine. Meticulous work in the vineyards makes for healthy, immaculate fruit in the cellar where vinification is carried out using traditional methods. The winemaking here is thoughtful and respectful of the grape’s vintage-driven character.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Bolgheri DOC
Soil composition
medium to sandy texture
Training method
guyot
Elevation:
50 feet
Yield/acre:
6000 kg tons
Exposure:
east-west
Year vineyard planted:
1995
Harvest time:
End of September
First vintage of this wine:
2013
Bottles produced of this wine:
600
Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
cold soak
Varietal composition:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot
Fermentation container:
stainless steel tank
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-12 days days
Fermentation temperature:
18 - 25 C °F
Maceration technique:
aeration, pump over
Malolactic fermentation:
yes
Type of aging container:
oak wood
Size of aging container:
225
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Length of bottle aging:
2 months
Total SO2
60
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.57
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
29.2 g/L
Total SO2
60
Residual sugar:
<1 g/L