Wine "Montiano", Lazio IGT, 2015
Tasting Notes
The wine is characterized by an attractive ruby color.
Taste wine elegant, full, with rich fruit tones, complex structure and a long, soft finish.
In the aromatic bouquet of wine present deep and seductive tones of sweet spices, tobacco, dark cherries and berries.
The wine goes well with meat dishes and game.
Interesting Facts
"Monthian" - very elegant, aristocratic wine created from Merlot grapes. Cultivation of Merlot in the picturesque hills Montefiascone has an ancient tradition. This is where the Merlot demonstrated a remarkable adaptability to soil and climate. Grapes reaches an extraordinary level of maturity, and wine obtained from it perfectly balanced, high elegance and very nice.
Merlot for "Montiano" comes from the old vineyard with low yields, stretching on soils of volcanic origin with a rich texture. Grapes goes a long maceration on the skins for 26 days and fermentation in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature to provide luxurious balanced polyphenols. Malolactic fermentation and aging of wine for 12 months is carried out in large French oak barrels Allier and Tronkays. Ability to store wine in the bottle at least until 2020.
Falesko Winery, owned by the brothers Riccardo and Renzo Kotarella located in Lazio, near Rome, near Lake Bolsena, in the lands where wines for centuries been famous for their quality and delivered to the courts of the Roman aristocracy and the Vatican. Founded the winery in 1979. When in the late 1970s, Ricardo Kotarella land sought to implement his plan, his choice, after a long study of the area and cultivated, and fell on the vineyard Poggio dei Dzhelsi located on the lakeside slope at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. In addition to the extremely successful position of the vineyard, facing south-west, and the pebbly soil, enologist attracted and that in those places are ancient and rare varieties of white grapes, including the once famous and almost disappeared Rochette. Recently Falesko enriched their property acquisition Marchilyano estate, which occupies 260 hectares in the south of the picturesque hills of Orvieto in the municipality of Montague.
Both brothers Kotarella - oenologists. Ricardo Kotarella, one of the founders and owners of the Wine House Falesko - personality in Italy legendary. He was one of those who started the revival of Italian winemaking, working in almost all regions of the country. Today, he advises 65 farms, including in France. However, unlike other "touring" oenologist of the first magnitude, Ricardo Kotarella together with his younger brother Renzo, general manager of the "empire" Antinori, has his own farm Falesco. His stellar wines from one year to receive the highest ratings colleagues are perhaps the best proof of mastery. Ricardo Kotarella able to create a wine for meditation, and to accompany the dishes that for the Italian mentality, perhaps more important than self-contained product. In 2001, Ricardo Kotarella received the title of "Best Italian winemaker," and in the same year, along with his brother Renzo Kotarella - the title of "Best winemaker of the world."
Producer's description
The Falesco winery, owned by the brothers Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella, is located in Lazio, near Rome, near Lake Bolsena, in lands where wines were famous for their quality for centuries and were supplied to the courts of the Roman aristocracy and to the Vatican. The winery was founded in 1979. When in the late 1970s Ricardo Cotarella was looking for land to implement his plan, his choice, after a long study of the area and cultivated varieties, fell on the Poggio dei Gelsi vineyard, located on a lakeside slope, at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. In addition to the exceptionally favorable position of the vineyard, facing southwest, and pebble soils, the oenologist was also attracted by the fact that ancient and rare varieties of white grapes were preserved in those places, including the once famous and almost extinct Rochetto. Falesco recently enriched his property with the acquisition of the Marcigliano estate, which occupies 260 hectares in the south of the picturesque hill of Orvieto in the municipality of Montecchio.
Both Cotarella brothers are oenologists. Riccardo Cotarella, one of the founders and owners of the Falesco Wine House, is a legendary figure in Italy. He was one of those who began the revival of Italian winemaking, working in almost all regions of the country. Today he advises 65 farms, including in France. However, unlike other “touring” oenologists of the first magnitude, Ricardo Cotarella, together with his younger brother Renzo, the general manager of the Antinori “empire,” has his own farm Falesco . His stellar wines, which year after year receive the highest ratings from peers, are perhaps the best proof of his skill. Riccardo Cotarella knows how to create wines both for meditation and to accompany dishes, which for the Italian mentality is perhaps more important than a self-sufficient product. In 2001, Ricardo Cotarella received the title of "Best Winemaker in Italy" , and in the same year, together with his brother Renzo Cotarella, the title of "Best Winemaker in the World" .
