Harvest 2016: Thoughts and Minds

Sorting table

The generous rains in the crucial moments and a good, hot summer gave us a great harvest. We decided to collect the grapes a bit earlier - even so at a favorable point in the ripening path - in order to avoid the risk of excessive sugar.

It was the first harvest for the new vineyards we planted back in 2013: this will bring us to a more considerable production in the next years.

There wasn't too much alcohol in the raisin - all the wines are at 14° or 14.5° - which augurs well for the evolution. As usual we pressed the grapes softly to protect the vin de coulée. 

Maybe this vintage will be more on the fruity side than on the structure.

Harvest 2015: Thoughts and Minds

Lionel after the svinatura

Despite the long and unexpected vague de chaleur that has characterized the month of July, the weather in August and September reduced the speed of the ripening, allowing us to have a great, essentially simple, harvest.

As it always happens in an apparently good vintage, the general trend - stirred up by the press - brings enthusiasm, maybe going too far with the forecasts.

There wasn't too much alcohol in the fruits, which alone makes the 2015 a promising millesime. We collected at less than 15° and then we started the «natural vinification», appreciating the richness of the phenolic maturities.

As usual we pressed the grapes softly, in order to protect the vin de coulée, and made a cold maceration, which has regularly provided great advantages in terms of freshness and fruitiness.

All the malolactic fermentations were completed before the racking with no relevant complications. 

The Merlot was exemplar in his pattern with a perfect evolution.

Here's the photo movie of the harvest days and here's what we wrote about last year's vendanges.

Harvest Days 2015: Photo Movie

Slides from an extremely good 2015 harvest at Cupano, Montalcino. 

Ombrone «100» 2011

We're glad to introduce to you a newcomer chez Cupano: Ombrone «100» 2011, belonging to the Denomination of Controlled Origin Sant'Antimo.

This special 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Ombrone comes out from an intuition by Lionel, who saw the great potential of that vintage, thanks to a pleasantly hot summer in Montalcino. 

Andrea really loves Ombrone «100» for its character, fruity nose, freshness and bouche.

Meanwhile, as you can see below, Lionel is already blending Ombrone 2012 in our kitchen.