Production Area
Comune di Mezzane di Sotto – Località Monti Garbi (Verona).
Terroir
White soils with a dominance of limestone skeletons in sand and silt
Grapes
Corvina e Corvinone 70% – Rondinella 20% – Croatina 5% – Oseleta 5%.
Vinification
Grapes are harvested by hand, including double sorting and collected in trays, they are left to wither for 3 months followed by free run must without pressing in December following the harvest. Natural alcoholic fermentation with hand punching down for 30 – 40 days in wooden barrels. Natural malolactic fermentation in 500 L barrels with batonnage once a week for the first year.
Aging
36 months in new French oak barrels
Colour:
Impenetrable ruby red with purple reflections
Bouquet:
Wild fruits with mineral tones and aromas of liquorice, black pepper, tobacco, spices and chocolate.
Taste:
Structured and bold with well-defined tannins and great character. Intense and well balanced with a jammy and plummy aftertaste.
Food pairing:
All kinds of red meats, game and foal, roasted or stewed and hard aged cheeses
Alcohol: 16% Vol.
Serving Temperature:
16 °C – 18 °C.
Aging Potential:
15 – 20 years.
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