Dark ruby red, spicy with notes of green pepper, fruity with black berries, floral with violet aromas as well as vegetal with a hint of green paprika; elegant structure and robust tannins, powerful and full bodied with a long finish.

With grilled meats, roasts and ripened 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

Separate fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 12 days Maturation: Malolactic fermentation for 8 months in barrique and in large wooden casks; then assemblage and bottle aging for one month