Type of wine: Organic red sweet wine
Growing area: Marcellise valley (Verona)
Type of soil: of calcareous origin
Vineyards altitude: 150-260 m a.s.l.
Grape varieties: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Croatina, Oseleta
Age of vineyards: 25-30 years
Cultivation system: guyot
Planting density: 5,000 vines/ha
Harvest/drying: hand harvest with selected grapes in drying crates, leaving the grapes to rest in the fruit cellar under controlled temperature and humidity conditions
for about 3 months
Vinification/fermentation: with selected yeasts under controlled temperature, daily pumping over and punching down for 15 days
Aging: in French oak tonneaux for 6 months and then in stainless steel tank for 12 months
Nose: Intense and complex. Enchanting flavours of dried grapes, cherry in alcohol and plum combined with mineral freshness. Spicy notes of tobacco, licorice and chocolate
Colour: deep ruby color
Taste: on the palate is soft and velvety, rich and intense. Ripe plum and cherry are balanced by a good acidity and moderate tannins. Finish is long with a seductive character
