Wine Description

Made from 90% Cannonau, 5% Bovale, and 5% Carignano grown in the Costera vineyard. In order to achieve greater color extraction and flavor concentration, the juice is macerated with the skins for 13-15 days. The wine is aged in French barriques for six months prior to bottling.

Tasting Notes

The intense, ruby red color of this wine tends toward orange with age. The full bouquet of sweet black cherry, pepper, and licorice is typical of the Cannonau grape. Warm and full bodied on the palate with excellent texture, ripe fruit flavors and pleasant tannins, Costera is an excellent food wine that is best enjoyed with roast beef, filet mignon, stews and sharp cheeses.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	The Costera vineyard
Size of vineyard (acres):	61
Soil composition:	Clay and limestone
Training method:	Alberello
Elevation (feet):	720
Vines/acre:	2,400
Yield/acre (tons):	3
Exposure:	Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:	1989
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	Giuseppe Argiolas

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	90% Cannonau, 5% Bovale, and 5% Carignano
Harvest time:	October
First vintage of this wine:	1989
Number bottles produced of this wine:	5000,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	13-15
Fermentation temperature (°F):	85-89
Maceration technique:	Delestage
Aging
Aging container:	Barriques
Size of aging container:	225 L
Cooperage:	French oak
Length of aging before bottling:	6 months
Length of bottle aging:	Minimal
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	14.0%
pH level:	3.9
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	2.6
Acidity (grams/liter):	5
Dry extract (grams/liter):	34.5

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