Elcione
A wine produced from a selection of Merlot and Cabernet grapes, aged for six months in small French oak barriques.
Not only a wine, a territory.
Merlot and Cabernet melt, showing their Umbrian soul, that adds character, charm and magic.
There is an international taste, made of elegance and balance. The ruby red colour, the wrapping and spicy perfume, the vanilla on your nose embellishes the fruit.
Elcione is a pleasant and versatile red wine.
SENSATIONS
Colour: pronounced ruby red
Fragrance: red fruit, wrapping and spicy, with herb overtones.
Palate: varietal characteristics, fruity with traces of vanilla and spices, finish is softly persistent.
Alcohol by volume: 13,5%
Pairing suggestions: first dishes, meat dishes, medium matured cheeses, salumi of the Italian tradition; a wine to be drunk in wide ballon at 18° or 15° during summertime, combined with tasty fish dishes.
Elcione, the name: the old oak tree, the Elcione, dominates the homonymous vineyards that has been so baptized since oblivious time.
| Classification | IGT UMBRIA |
| Oenologist | Riccardo Cotarella |
| Varietals | Merlot 50% - Cabernet 50% |
| Production area | Old podery of Elcione, Vitalonga - Ficulle |
| Altitude of the vineyard | 350 metres above sea level |
| Type of soil |
Chalky-clay of sedimentary origin, rich in Pliocene fossils |
| Training system | Cordon spur |
| Density of vines | 5.400 per Ha |
| Yield per hectare | 5.000 Kg |
| Yield of grapes into wine | 70 % |
| Harvest time |
Merlot: first decade of September. Cabernet: last decade of September |
| Vinification |
Maceration on the skins for 15 days with lots of hand pressings, wine extration 15% |
| Alcoholic fermentation | In stainless steel tanks |
| Malolactic fermentation | Totally carried out in barriques |
| Ageing | 6 months in French oak barriques (Allier, Never e Troncais) |
| Alcohol content | 13,50% vol |
| Total acidity | 5,45 gr/lt |
| Dry extract | 31,13 gr/lt |
| pH | 3,62 |
