Di Majo Norante Sangiovese

Sangiovese Terre degli Osci IGT bottle image

Wine Description

Made from 100% Sangiovese grown in the Ramitello and Martarosa zones of production and hand-harvested in October. The wine is aged in stainless steel and large oak barrels for six months in order to achieve greater smoothness and softness while preserving the supple fruity flavors of Sangiovese.

Di Majo Estate
Di Majo Vineyards
Di Majo Norante Estate
Alessio Di Majo
Harvest
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Acclaim
“The 2010 Sangiovese Terre degli Osci flows with supple fruit, showing the round, dark side of Sangiovese.”
— Wine Advocate, Jun 2011
“…[L]ovely suggestions of dried orange peels, almond hulls, and beeswax over lightly toasty, chocolaty wild berry fruit. This is very well balanced in the mouth, with lovely acidity that is very well integrated, lending this a bit of a blueberry character. There’s a fine bed of austere tannins but the bright, fresh fruit keeps them fairly well covered. The finish turns slightly drying and shows good length with a briary note to the wild blueberry fruit. Nice little wine with good fruit and tension.”
— Gregory Dal Piaz, Mar 2012
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Terre degli Osci IGT
Vineyard name
The Ramitello and Martarosa areas
Vineyard size
63 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Training method
Trellis
Elevation:
165-330 feet
Vines/acre:
1760
Yield/acre:
6-7.2 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1972-1989
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1972
Bottles produced of this wine:
360,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
10-15
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
72 °F
Maceration technique:
Punch downs
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks and barrels
Size of aging container:
500 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
6 months
Age of Aging Container:
Second passage
Length of bottle aging:
3 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
5.2 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
31.5 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.9 g/L