Description

Type: dry red wine
Color: ruby red tending to garnet with aging
Nose and taste: presents hints of red fruits combined with hints of tobacco, cloves and spices. The warm, soft, mineral body, nicely rounded with ripe tannins and a pleasant aftertaste.
Variety: 100% Cesanese.
Vineyard: Colle Canino, Olevano Romano
Altitude: 355m above sea level
Planted: 1954, 1974, 1990, 2006
Exposure: South-east
Pruning: Spurred cordon.
Planting density: About 2,500 plants for hectare.
Soil and subsoil: Sand, silt and volcanic soils.
Vinification: Soft pressing. Spontaneous fermentation. Maceration with punching down and pumping over. No filtration.
Ageing: 14 months in steel and then in the bottle.
Alcohol: 15.00%