WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The grapes come from very old vineyards of head-trained bush vines at least sixty years old (5,000 per hectare) selected in the area of San Marzano and Sava. The soils are a finely textured residual red soil with a calcareous subsoil, sparse rocky outcrops and intense presence of iron oxides. Hand-harvested very ripe in the second half of September. The maceration takes place for 18 days on 80% of the mass and for 25 days on 20%, with native yeasts selected in the vineyard. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 24-26 °C. Aged In French and American oak barriques for 12 months
Very intense and elegant ruby red color, ample and complex fruity fragrance with hints of plum, cherry jam and tobacco, slightly spicy. A full-bodied wine, soft and rich in tannins, with a finish that offers notes of cocoa, coffee and vanilla. Best served with: Richly flavored first courses, red meat and game. A meditation wine.
-Luca Maroni, 99pts
