Tor del Colle Riserva DOC-Italy (3)

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Please be aware! The following list of items have nothing to do with this Italian Tor de Colle 2007 Montepulciano/Aglianico Biferno Riserva, and should never be considered when you make your decision about whether or not to enjoy the dry, velvety well-balanced tannins:

– Tor Johnson

– Tor, the networking software

– A collie

– A miniature collie

– A Shetland Sheepdog

– Kallie Flynn Childress

– Callie Thorne

– Monte Carlo

– Monte Cristo sandwiches

– Monte & Mortimer

– Acapulco Weather Patterns In The Early 20th Century

– Rudy Giuliani

– Bifocals

– L’Inferno, the silent film by Giuseppe de Liguoro

– The films of Henri-Georges Clouzot

Instead, consider that this three pack of wine will go very well with game, poultry and roasted meat, and offer you a pleasant and ethereal bouquet! That should keep your mind off everything on the list above. And whatever you do, don’t seek them out. Just drink the wine, and stay calm. Everything will be fine.

• VARIETAL COMPOSITION: Montepulciano 80%, Aglianico 20%
• APPELLATION: Biferno DOC Riserva
• AREA OF PRODUCTION/ORIGIN: Campobasso – Molise
• HARVEST DATE: End of September/beginning of October
• CELLARING: 6-7 years
• ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13% vol.
• TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.5g/l
• RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3 g/l

Follows the traditional method of red wine vinification. The fermentation takes a minimum of 10-12 days under controlled temperature not exceeding 25?- 27?C. The wine ages for at least 18 months in wooden casks and for another 18 months in steel tanks.

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