Santadi Carignano del Sulcis DOC Riserva ‘Rocca Rubia’ 2021 aphelion Age will soften acid and

Age will soften acid and food makes this wine sing

Ideal growing conditions - warm and dry with little disease pressure - has resulted in wines with great acidity

eminently silky

likewise all promising much for the future

chewy fruit combines on the palate with fine tannins and a fine line of acidity

Santadi Carignano del Sulcis DOC Riserva ‘Rocca Rubia’ 2021 aphelion Age will soften acid andThe grapes, once destemmed and mashed, are fermented and macerated for 12 14 days in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of around 25 28 C. During this period the frequent pumping over favors the passage into the must of the noble tannins of which the Carignano ad alberello is particularly gifted. Once the malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is decanted into small fine grained 1st and 2nd passage French oak barrels for a period