Antinoo 2019

BACKGROUND

In December 1907 in Torre del Padiglione, a short distance from the Casale del Giglio company, the bas-relief of “Antinous” was found, a young Greek of extraordinary beauty, favorite of the emperor Hadrian, who lived in the second century AD.
The work that represents him intent on cutting a branch from which two bunches of grapes hang.
The bas-relief is now kept in the National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (Largo di Villa Peretti n. 1 – Rome).

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GRAPES AND VINIFICATION

Blend of Viognier and Chardonnay (two thirds – one third) *.
Upon arrival in the cellar, the grapes are subjected to soft pressing followed by a natural clarification of the must at a temperature of 12-13 ° C. in order to avoid impoverishing the structure.
When the must reaches a temperature of about 18 ° C, it is placed, separating the varieties, in “tonneaux” (500-liter barrels mostly made of acacia).
A small fraction of Chardonnay is placed in untoasted oak “barriques”.
Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in cask.
During this period, which runs from mid-September to the end of March, there are periodicals “bâtonnage” (circulation of the noble lees deposited on the bottom).
This is followed by a period of refinement in the bottle for 6-12 months.

* (indicative percentages, variable depending on the year)