Colour: intense ruby red with garnet tinges coming with ageing.
Nose: intense and enveloping with sensors of wild berries.
Taste: velvety, intense, and lingering at the palate.
GRAPES: Carignano 100%.
CULTIVATION AREA
Surrounding area of Cantina, characterised by medium- mixture soils consisting of Miocene clay-rich limestone in medium-height hilly sites and dry climate.
REFINING TECHNLOGY
The vinification technique requires destemming, followed by maceration for about 10 days, in contact with the skins, at a temperature of 26° C. After devatting, the malolactic fermentation takes place in vitrified cement tanks.
STORAGE TEMPERATURE
In cool, dry places not exposed to sunlight.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
16-18°C.
FOOD MATCHES
Ideal with first courses, red meats, and full-flavoured cheeses.