Lumeggio di Rosso Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC 2021 - Illuminati

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANTS The vineyards are raised with the 3m x 3m Abruzzo pergola system and therefore about 1,100 vines per hectare, they are all in a hilly position. HARVEST TIME AND VINIFICATION The grapes are generally harvested in the first ten days of October, after careful selection, they are destemmed, crushed and vinified according to the traditional "red" method with a long maceration on the skins in stainless steel vats a controlled temperature of 28°C. After malolactic fermentation, the wine is left to age in 25 hl Slavonian oak barrels for a period of approximately 6 months, after which it is bottled. This is followed by an aging in the bottle for 2-3 months before going on sale.