ColleMassari Rigoleto

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Wine Description

ColleMassari is the most important and largest estate of the Montecucco appellation. The vineyards are located on the Montecucco hill that gives name to the appellation. The vines on the Montecucco hill are the oldest Sangiovese vines of the DOCG.

“Bright, offering cherry and raspberry fruit, with light touches of licorice and mint. Lithe and moderately long. Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo and Montepulciano.”
— Wine Spectator, Sep 2022

“Orange peel, meat, currants, olives and blackberries on the nose. Medium-bodied with firm, chewy tannins. Savory and meaty with a fresh, flavorful finish.”
— James Suckling, Jun 2022

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Soil composition

fractured sandstone, tufaceous clays and calcareous marl

Training method

Double-Guyot Cordon Spur-pruned

Exposure:

Various

Year vineyard planted:

1999-2005

Harvest time:

August 25th to September 15th

First vintage of this wine:

2000

Bottles produced of this wine:

200,000

Average Vine Age:

15 years

Maceration length:

Varietal composition:

70% Sangiovese, 15% Ciliegiolo, 15% Montepulciano

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

10 days

Fermentation temperature:

82 °F

Maceration technique:

Punchdown, Pumpovers, and Aeration

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Fining agent:

no fining

Type of aging container:

Barrels and Stainless steel tanks

Size of aging container:

150 hl

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

15 months

Age of Aging Container:

Three years - Five years

Length of bottle aging:

2 months

pH level:

3.58

Acidity:

4.85 g/L

Alcohol:

13.55 %

Dry extract:

26.9 g/L

Residual sugar:

0.42 g/L

The fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats with never too high temperatures to preserve the most of the fresh and varietal aromatic expression. The wine is aged for 15 months in steel tanks and a small part in barrels.

Rigoleto is the name of a river inside the property. Montecucco is located between Montalcino, and Scansano, and benefits from microclimates similar to both of those regions. The Castello ColleMassari winery is located in Cinigiano in the foothills of Monte Amiata, about 1050ft above sea level.

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