Ruby-red with clear lighter hues at the rim. Notes of sour cherries and wild raspberries. Scent of
forest floor, cinnamon and cloves. Elegant and seductive with alluring acidity and a velvety
structure.
Cultivation zone: Cornaiano (Appiano)
Elevation: 380 m
Soil type: Permeable moraine debosits on a porphyritic bedrock
Aspect: Nord
Grape variety: Pinot Nero
Training method: Guyot
Vines per hectare: 5.000
Average vine age: 20 - 25 anni
Yield per hectare: 45 hl
Vinification: Fermentation on the skins in stainless steel tanks with skins pushed down at regular intervals for 20 days; 10% whole cluster. Malolactic fermentation and maturation for 24 months in French barriques and tonneaux (1/3 new)
Fermentation temp.: max. 28° C
Maturation period: 24 months
Bottle ageing: 12 months
Serving temperature: 14° - 16° C
Ageing potential: 24 years
Alcohol: 14,00% vol
Acidity: 5,60 g/l
Sugar-free extract: 32,00 g/l
Residual sugar: 1,00 g/l