Di Majo Norante Don Luigi Riserva

Don Luigi Montepulciano del Molise Riserva DOC bottle image

Wine Description

All Di Majo wines have resulted from careful clonal selection of ancient, native vines to study their adaptability to Southern soils. Don Luigi - a wine made in tribute to Don Luigi Di Majo Norante, the patriarch of the estate - is a perfect example of a new wine from old vines.

Di Majo Estate
Di Majo Vineyards
Di Majo Norante Estate
Alessio Di Majo
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Molise DOC
Vineyard name
The Martarosa vineyard
Vineyard size
15 acres
Soil composition
Limestone
Training method
Spur pruned cordon
Elevation:
390 feet
Vines/acre:
1760
Yield/acre:
3 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1998
Bottles produced of this wine:
22,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20-25
Varietal composition:
90% Montepulciano and 10% Aglianico
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak: Allier and Tronçais
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
5.7 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
38.3 g/L
Residual sugar:
2 g/L