Description
VINEYARDS
| VARIETY | Dolcetto 100% |
| RAISING SYSTEM | Guyot |
| ALTITUDE | 330 m a.s.l. |
| EXPOSURE | South-East |
| SOIL | Calcareous – clayey – marls |
| YEAR OF PLANTATION | 1982 |
| HECTARES TOTAL | 4 Hectares |
| YIELDS PER HECTARE | 60 quintals/hectare (grapes), 45 hectolitres/hectare (wine) |
VINIFICATION
| HARVEST | Harvest by hand around mid September. Selected grapes only. Green harvest in July: 6-7 bunches are left on each vine |
| FERMENTATION MACERATION | Constant temperature in stainless steel vats. The process takes 5 days and is completed in oak casks |
| FINING AND AGEING | Malolactic fermentation is completed in oak casks. The wine ages 8-12 months in Slavonian oak casks |
TASTING NOTES
| COLOUR | Ruby red with purple highlights |
| BOUQUET | Vinous aromas, pleasantly fruity and fragrant. Notes of cherry are evident |
| TASTE | Fruity, fresh and full-bodied. Delicate flavours of red fruits |
| ALCOHOL | 13% vol |
| LONGEVITY | About 3-4 years if stored correctly, far from light, in dry and constant temperature, in the same horizontal position as when it arrives in its case to the moment of consumption |
| SERVING TEMPERATURE | Serve at 18°C |
| FOOD PAIRINGS | Excellent everyday wine for food, enjoy it with poultry and starters of vegetables and meat |