Name: Montonale: La Conta 2021
Brand: piemont express
SKU: MON-LC-2021
Price: 32.9 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Alkohol

15.0 % vol

Rebsorten

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

Region

Lugana

70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.

The single vineyard "La Conta" is the first vineyard of the Girelli family.

It is the place where great-grandfather Francesco Girelli began cultivating Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot at the beginning of the 20th century.

Sun exposure and soil composition make the vineyard suitable for red wines with great structure and long aging potential. This leads to the intention of creating a wine that represents an excellent expression of the two most famous red grape varieties. This is exactly what the Girelli brothers have achieved here.

The red wine "La Conta" combines the typical characteristics of both grape varieties in a distinctly elegant way. It is a magnificent, well-rounded red wine with a lot of body, more commonly expected from other regions (Tuscany?) of Italy.

Montonale La Conta presents itself in a ruby red color with garnet reflections. Its bouquet is full and warm, with aromas of ripe fruit, cherry, berry jam, and enchanting spicy scents of black pepper with balsamic notes on the nose.

On the palate, a rich, rounded mouthfeel unfolds, enhanced by ripe, silky tannins, paired with a beautiful balance between acidity and soft texture, finishing with a long, deeply penetrating finish.

The red wine La Conta is produced from the vineyard of the same name, La Conta, a 2-hectare single vineyard with excellent sun exposure.

The two grape varieties are harvested at two different times: Merlot is harvested in the third week of September and then dried for about 30 to 40 days until the Cabernet Sauvignon is perfectly ripe at the end of October. The grapes are carefully hand-selected and cooled to preserve their aromatic qualities until pressing. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are then destemmed and crushed and fermented at controlled temperature for 12 days, with frequent pumping over and daily délestage. After maceration is complete, the free-run wine is separated from the skins, avoiding pressing to maintain the highest quality.

Afterwards, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. It is then aged for at least 12 months in 500-liter French oak barrels and for at least another 12 months in the bottle.

Abgefüllt durch

Montonale Agricultural Company S.S.
Località Conta, 4/A, 25015 Desenzano del Garda - Brescia (BS), Italy

Allergene

Enthält Sulfite

Winzer

Montonale

At the beginning of the 20th century, Francesco Girelli managed two hectares of land here in the village of Conta. He planted the grape varieties Turbiana di Lugana, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. It is said that the bouquet of the Lugana must was so intense that it attracted the neighborhood. His son Aldo followed in his father's footsteps and acquired six hectares of vineyards planted with Turbiana, Barbera, and Marzemino.

As a former ambassador of the region, he supplied customers throughout the Alpine area and made the name Lugana known. After him, Luciano benefited from the experiences of his ancestors and acquired another 60 hectares of vineyards, some of which had been planted with the Turbiana grape variety by the noble Bertani family. However, inheritance divisions shattered his dream of being a winemaker. The vineyards were almost completely cleared, and the last, sad harvest took place in 1998.

Everything seemed lost when a great-uncle left Luciano two hectares of vineyard two years later. At that time, the second son Roberto asked Luciano to revive the oenological tradition of the Girelli family.

Since his youth, Roberto Girelli, together with his brothers Claudio and Valentino, has breathed in the scent of the wine cellar. In 2002, at the age of twenty, he was responsible for his first grape harvest. The following year, he presented 800 bottles under the Girelli brand and enrolled at the Faculty of Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Verona. The first Lugana appeared with the 2004 vintage, and in 2005 the family planted another five hectares of vineyard with Turbiana and other red grape varieties. Since 2010, the estate has borne the name of the village where it is based: Montonale. In 2012, the new wine cellar was completed, and Roberto was able to begin exploring the potential of the terroir.