Description

Type: Dry red wine
Color: Ruby red tending to garnet with aging
Nose and taste: Intense fruity bouquet develops from plums, blackcurrant and blueberries to spicy notes, with a whiff of herbs. In the mouth it is warm and fresh.
Variety: 100% Cesanese.
Vineyard: Colle Canino, Olevano Romano
Altitude: 355m above sea level
Planted: 1954, 1966, 1974
Exposure: South-east
Pruning: Spurred cordon
Planting density: About 2,500 plants for hectare
Soil and subsoil: Sand, silt and volcanic soils
Wine-making: Soft pressing. Spontaneous fermentation. Maceration with punching down and pumping over. No filtration.
Ageing: 8 months in steel and then in the bottle.
Alcohol: 15%
Average quantity produced: 2.000 bottles.