Description
San Giovanni della Sala Antinori was born from the vineyards of the ancient Castello della Sala from the union of native Grechetto and Procanico grapes with those of Pinot Blanc and Viognier to tell the story of Orvieto Classico according to a new style. The first vintage of Castello della Sala Orvieto Classico was 1990.
The harvest of Grechetto, Viognier and Pinot Blanc began around the end of August and ended with Procanico in mid-September. Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were vinified separately by variety to enhance the varietal characteristics. Part of the must underwent cold maceration, remaining in contact with its skins for about 6 hours at a temperature of 10 °C, before being combined with that obtained from the soft direct pressing of the grapes. The must thus obtained was transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation took place at a controlled temperature of 16 °C.
