Cumaro 2015

Description

Cùmaro is one of the most important wines in the story of Umani Ronchi, and it can also be numbered among the founder members of the family of fine wines from the Conero area. It was created in the mid eighties to celebrate the Montepulciano variety of vine, and an area close to the sea with highly calcareous soils, using methods based on very strict selection of grapes in the vineyard and what were, at least for then, modern techniques of vinification and ageing. The name Cùmaro is a tribute to Mount Conero, in fact "komaros" in Greek means ‘arbutus’: an ever‐ green shrub which grows freely in the woodlands of Mount Conero.

Awards

91 pts James Suckling

Certificates

Vinification

The grapes are destalked and lightly crushed, then fermented at 27‐29°C in steel fermentation tanks for 12‐14 days with natural yeasts.

Vineyard

The vineyard from which Cùmaro originates is situated on the edge of the municipality of Osimo, facing south‐east, at a height of about 150‐200 meters above sea level. The terrain, which started out as marine formations from the Pleiocene‐Pleistocene era, consists of very deep, chalky loams soils.

Soil Type

The vineyard from which Cùmaro originates is situated on the edge of the municipality of Osimo, facing south‐east, at a height of about 150‐200 meters above sea level. The terrain, which started out as marine formations from the Pleiocene‐Pleistocene era, consists of very deep, chalky loams soils.

Viticulture

Cordon-trained and spur-pruned; Guyot.

Maturation

Subsequently, the wine moves on to the malolactic fermentation stage, at the end of which it is aged in 225 litre oak barriques for a period of 12‐14 months. After bottling, Cùmaro is left to age further, in a temperature‐controlled environment, for about 6‐8 months.

Food Pairing

A fine companion for rare‐cooked red meat, game‐birds and mature cheese.