Colour:
ruby red, full and dense.

Olfactory notes:
on the nose, hints of raisins, cherries, morello cherry, plum, jams. Long, intense and enveloping notes of spices and cocoa, with a slight accent of pepper, tobacco and liquorice. All enhanced and concentrated by the high alcohol content

Tasting notes:
the mouthfeel is majestic. The initial impact is one of velvety softness, immediately balanced by a pleasing acidic impetus. The tannins are balanced and enveloping, the finish persistent and harmonious. Aromas and flavours that blend harmo niously on the palate: broad on the first impression, they then be come soft and enveloping,thanks to the high alcohol content of 16%.

Type:
dry red wine

Appellation:
rosso verona igt

Grapes:
Corvina Veronese 40%, Corvinone 35%, Rondinella 15%, Molinara 5%, other native grapes 5%

Vineyard:
selection of about 1000 vines planted for over 50 years

Lands:
facing south, altitude from 100 to 400 metres above sea level calcareous soils

Harvest:
harvested by hand in wooden boxes from the end of September to mid-October

Drying:
natural with the aid of fans if necessary from 60 to 90 days

Pressing:
when the desired sugar level is reached

Fermentation:
first fermentation in small stainless steel tanks, second fermentation in small oak and cherry wood barrels In the first fermentation, the temperature is controlled automatically, while in the second fermentation, it is carried out naturally

Aging:
3 years in wood, 1 year in steel and about 1 year in the bottle

Total production:
only in the best vintages 600 magnums of 1.5 litres