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Kevin's comments: Made from the Cortese grape, dry, fresh and light with an intense, fruity and flowery bouquet.
Chateau Tasting Notes
CANTINA SAN SILVESTRO, PIEMONTE
The Sartirano family wine business commenced in 1871, but it was only in the 1950's that they started to develop the domestic market outside Piemonte, selling their wine in 54L barrels. In 1970 the family decided to bottle their wines and they installed their first bottling line. Business prospered and in 1976 they built a new winery and renamed the company Cantina San Silvestro. In the 1990's the export market soared and export sales now account for 60% of their production. San Silvestro produce wines from their own grapes and also work with long term contract growers situated in the Langhe area and other prime areas of the Piemonte.
ADELASIA PIEMONTE DOC CORTESE
Grapes: 100% Cortese grapes from southern facing vines of the Langhe and Monferrato hills.
Training: Low Guyot
Note: This wine is dedicated to Adelasia, the noble daughter of Otto 1, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and companion of Alerampo, the knight credited by legend with the founding of the Monferrato
Vinification: Soft pressing of the grapes. Fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks at 16-18C lasting 10 days. The wine is left to rest in stainless steel tanks for 4 months prior to sterile bottling.
Colour: Straw yellow with greenish tinges.
Serve: Chilled as an aperitif or with hors d'oeuvres, seafood, white meats and light pasta dishes.
Taste: Dry, fresh and light with an intense, fruity and flowery bouquet.
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