Dark ruby red with violet reflexes, invitingly intensive, fruity with notes of ripe blackberries, spicy with bitter chocolate aromas; fresh and full-bodied with strong tannins, fruity and light, salty and succulent with a pleasant acidity and a long finish.

With hearty meals of red meat and game, grilled meals and ripe cheese.

climate

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

Eroded quartz-bearing porphyry soils in Settequerce and calcareous clay soils at Appiano Monte.

vinification

Fermented in stainless steel tanks for 15-18 days Maturation: 6-8 months in large wooden casks 50 hl