
Profile: this superb red is our fagship wine, powerful, well extracted and sumptuously structured, yet silky on the palate. The nose fully mirrors these qualities, with compelling, complex aromas. Here is a wonderful wine f or rare meats, large game, and the classic meat dishes of international cuisine. The place-name Akronte is the ancient name f or the Caronte stream that is the southern boundary of our estate vineyards.
A K R O N T E C a b e r n e t S a u v i g n o n
Garpe: Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Growing area: Contrada Castelletta, Civitanova Marche
Vineyard: about 2 hectares, aspected south and near the sea, on sandy day soils. Vine density is 3,600 per hectare, trained lo short-pruned spurred cordon.
Harvest: hand picked in October, with a vineyard yield of 40-50 ql. (4-5 tons) per hectare.
Vinification: after fermentation and a lengthy maceration on the skins, the wine matures in new, medium-toast French barriques for 1 8 lo 20 months, followed by several months of bottle-ageing before release.
Profile: this superb red is our fagship wine, powerful, well extracted and sumptuously structured, yet silky on the palate. The nose fully mirrors these qualities, with compelling, complex aromas. Here is a wonderful wine f or rare meats, large game, and the classic meat dishes of international cuisine. The place-name Akronte is the ancient name f or the Caronte stream that is the southern boundary of our estate vineyards.