Appellation:
Monferrato d.o.c. Rosso

Grape variety:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Barbera d’Asti

First Vintage Produced:
1995

Production area:
south of Asti

Exposure:
south south-west

Soil composition:
calcareous clay marl with prevalence of silt

Vineyard altitude:
650-820 ft a.s. l.

Training system:
Guyot

Vineyard density:
4.000 – 5.000 plants per hectare

Harvest:
selection in vineyards of the healthiest, ripest grapes hand collected in 40 lb picking baskets

Vinification system:
maceration with skin contact with short and soft pumping over the skin cap

Malo-lattic:
totally carried out

Aging:
12 months in French oak barrels

Color:
dark purplish red

Nose:
balsamic hints, mineral and lead pencil

Taste:
savory and complex

Pairings:
red meats, aged cheeses

Serving temperature:
18° C.

Sizes:
0,750 l – 1,5 l