Strong, ruby red colour, fruity notes of ripe berries, floral nuances of violets, light green aromas with notes of rhubarb; round and full-bodied with dry, gentle tannins, inviting acidity, fresh structure and elegant finish.
Excellent with hearty meat dishes, roasts, game and ripe cheeses.
- climate
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The vines grow at between 270 and 550 meters above sea-level where – with more than 2,100 annual hours of sunshine and cool nights – they find optimum conditions for producing fully mature grapes.
- soil
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Eroded quartz-bearing porphyry soils in Settequerce and calcareous clay soils at Appiano Monte.
- vinification
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Controlled fermentation in steel vats, they spend between 14 and 18 months aging in barriques and oak barrels and another ten months maturing in bottles.