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[...] Rosso Conero is the DOC in this case, where Montepulciano must make up at least 85% of the bottling and Malacari is the producer of this 100% Montepulciano cuvee. Fermented in stainless steel but aged in oak for 12 months prior to an unfiltered bottling, this lovely wine strikes a wonderful balance between fruit and subtle wood flavors. Dark purple in color, you're greeted with typical smokey cherry and plum aromas with complicating notes of oak spice, coffee and minerals. In the mouth it's rustic but hearty, with large scaled dark fruit flavors and a long spicy, moderately tannic finish. Try this everyday winner with a beef or lamb stew, or a bolognese pasta.
Imported by one of my favorites, Polaner Selections, this quaffer set me back a middling $14.99.
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It 'a Verdicchio "cru" as defined as the particular process starts from the vineyard site in a wonderful location, where it is carried out selecting the best grapes that are pressed with a soft squeeze, allowing the wine to keep all theoriginal organoleptic characteristics.
Given the limited production, all the bottles are numerate.La yield per hectare is 70 quintals
Perfect match with meat and alcohol pesce.Grado 13.5.
Winner of the "Three glasses Gambero Rosso Slow Food 2008"
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Marche is an explosion of color, living Fauvism. You’ll feel stupefied by such beauty, as you will by the wines of this region.
Juicy, tasteful, full bodied but subtle wines, marked by the inner story of this land. Every wine is a manifesto of a particular place, maybe where the Romans planted the first vineyard or where only few vignerons are still cultivating an ancient grape that none will ever know. And we have to thank them, because after years of perfecting their techniques, of searching for clones and selecting vines, we are all happy to enjoy the results of their endeavors, and we are not only speaking about great white wines like Verdicchio, but also about Sangiovese, Lacrima di Morro (produced exclusively in the village of Morro d’Alba), Montepulciano and Vernaccia di Serrapetrona, all native and ready to be discovered with a great Marche wine tour!
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Colli di Serrapetrona was established in 1998 after a meeting of ten businessmen willing to produce wine thanks to the use of Black Vernaccia’s vine. After the purchase of some plots of land, the first vines were planted in the year 2000 and the last ones in 2002 for a total of twenty hectares. The wine cell was built In the year 2003: it hosted the first wine bottled by the Company. The land plots are located near the wine cells, at an altitude of 500-550 meters above the sea-level. Since the beginning, the Company intends to give new life to Black Vernaccia: an ancient, precious vine, cultivated since ever in this hills. Today, the Company rediscovered the great potential that the wines produced with Black Vernaccia have. Modern techniques of wine production processes are used and there is a continue research on vines that is applied without forgetting tradition.
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October 23, 2012 4:15 PM
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My wine tasting earlier this month at Nectar Wine Lounge featured italian wines from across the country. It was featured on Sosh and brought wine lovers together to taste wine from the 3rd largest wine producer in the world. In case you’re interested in joining, I post all my events through britneyhc, so you can follow me there. The intent here was to keep my guests treading lightly, rather than deep diving into the ocean of wines that originate in Italy. My selection was thoughtful, as I wanted to represent different regions of the country, but also enable you to visit a local wine shop or address a menu and have a reasonable idea of what your selection might be. The process of picking a great wine is much more enjoyable, memorable and recognizable when you have a point of reference.
2011 ColleStefano Verdicchio di Matelica Marche, Italy Interesting Italian white with a cult following. I found this wine by chance, and fell in love with the stone fruit, crisp feel, and amazing aroma. This wine is made with organically grown Verdicchio grapes.
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The forgotten fields of Italy's central vineyards cover a swath of land from the Marche to Molise and include the not-to-be-overlooked regions of Umbria, Lazio and the Abruzzo. The grape varieties in these five central Italian regions are immense, albeit unusual. So much so, that it would be challenging to elaborate on all of them in one succinct review. Nonetheless, with a vast collection of choices to draw from this quintuplet of regions, one doesn't have to do any selective grape picking to find alluring winners. After shuffling through some Italian reds from the cellar, I noticed that the two wines that piqued my curiosity were both from the middle of Italy. My initial inquiry involved a wine from Italy's central-most region, Umbria. This tiny landlocked area produces well-known Trebbiano-based white wines from Orvieto, as well as original and inspiring red wines like Sagrantino and the more recognizable Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet and Merlot. All should make it onto the shopping list of wines to try out... [full article...]
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Grapes: 60% of Sangiovese, 40% of Montepulciano Alcohol: 13,5% Price: 7,50€ Bright and vivacious ruby red, clear and consistent. An aroma of red roses, violets maraschine cherries, plums, small red fruits, licorice and vanilla. It is dry, warm, soft enough with elegant and savory tannins. A wine of character, balanced, intense and persistent: at the end hints of spice enriched balsamicly and licorice and menthol
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The two giants in question are not Primo Carnera and Bruno Sammartino and Rosso Piceno is not the name of the venue for the fight card. The two giants in fact are (shockingly) grapes – Sangiovese and Montepulciano, and Rosso Piceno is the name of an extensive appellation in The Marche. Strangely, despite what I’ve always thought to be the chemistry between the deep plumpness of Montepulciano and the edgey complexity of Sangiovese, there are precious few appellations that allow for a combination of the two. Like I said above, Rosso Piceno can be made almost anywhere in the fairly large region of Marche, so that means that there’s Rosso Piceno, and there’s Rosso Piceno. The regulation’s permissable yields might be a bit too high, but lots of producers severely restrict their harvests as a matter of common practice. And again, because of the extension of the zone, some of the terroirs range from just passable to truly distinctive. So as I’m not prone to wasting your time or mine on sketchy wines, tonight’s bottle is undoubtedly one of the good ones. The Rosso Piceno disciplinare (the specific whats and wherefores of grape blend percentages, aging requirements, etc.) allows for a wide swing in the percentages of Sangiovese and Montepulciano. This evening’s blend was produced exclusively from the Montetinello vineyard in the town of Spinetoli. Montetinello’s situation close to the sea makes it a warm site; this in addition to the vineyard’s dense plantation, and the blend’s heavy lean on Montepulciano (70%) over Sangiovese (30%) make this wine one of the giants of it’s type. Big wine, big food. First course: bucatini all’ amatriciana. Second course/side: Thick-cut bone porkchops oven-braised with cannellini beans, white wine, garlic, sage, rosemary, and a touch of paprika.
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The firm started in 1997 with a family tradition of 50 years of production. The farm has 4 hectars of vines in the area of San Paolo di Jesi that mainly produce Verdicchio. Their best product is the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Doc Classico Superiore 2009 - La Scappia. Grapes: Verdicchio 100% Alcohol: 14% Bottles produced: 3500 Description: Straw yellow with slim gilded highlights intense fruity nose ranging from peach to the pineapple and the citrus fruits of grapefruit and lime. Floral hints of yellow violets, tiglio and acacia, light minerality and flint. Notable in the mouth is the softness and the taste that accents the gustatory persistence. Pairing: ravioli with butter and sage Price: 10 €
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Montepulciano 100% begins with fermentation in stainless steel tanks and then be finished in barriques (French oak barrels), where is also the malolactic elaging for 24 months.
The maturing of the wine bottle is completed in 6 months.
The geographical wine area is in the municipalities of Castorano and Offida.
Pomegranate red, clear and consistent. To the nose is complex enough, with signs of red fruits cooked and in jam, mature blackberry, wilted violet, pepper and enamel. To the nose is dry, warm, soft enough, well balanced tannins and freshness. A plesant end with a mineral-sulfur hint. Pairing with Pork loin baked with apples, chestnuts and mushrooms. Ais Marche Review
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Obtained from the white vinification of Sangiovese grapes. Clear with beautiful tone of rose with very intense purplish highlights, of moderate consistency. To the nose it is of good intensity and complexity with sign of geranium, rose and carnation; fruit of strawberry and raspberry. To the taste is dry, ready to drink; intense enough and persistent, good acidity. (AIS Marche Review)
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April 5, 2012 4:23 PM
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The exposure of the soil allows the grapes to reach maturity with high sugar content.
Good acidity together with a careful selection of grapes in the vineyard are the key factors for the production of Sabbionare. Straw yellow, cristal clear and consistent. Straw color, is accentuated with aging in soft golden hues. The aroma is intense and complex enough, with sign of apple, peach, almond and broom. To the taste is dry, warm, soft and fresh. Balanced and with a good persistence, at the end is pleasant flavor is underlined. Alcohol content: 13/13, 5°C Serving temperature: 11/12°C Pairings: first courses, white meats, grilled fish, sole meuniere Price: 8€
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The farm Mariotti was born in 1930 within the historical metauro valley, where vineyards have been cultivated since ancient times. Located in Montemaggiore Metauro in "Località Sant'Antonio", the farm express an interesting harmony of perfect unions between nature and skilled modern techniques from Wine to Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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January 21, 2013 12:41 AM
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Marche is a hilly wine growing region on the Adriatic Coast of central Italy, a rural area that has retained its own wine making traditions and local grape varietals. The combination of the ocean air and the soil of the region gives the grapes a unique character all their own. Saturday we’ll be exploring the region, trying some of the local delectables from such grapes as Verdicchio, Bianchello, Aleatico and Lacrima di Moro, as well as a unique and delicious local cherry wine. 2009 Colonnara, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico $11 100% Verdicchio
Colonnara practices sustainable agriculture respecting the natural habitat. Their Verdicchio has hints of green apple, grapefruit, kiwi and elegantly floral notes of acacia and mimosa. It is full-bodied with good balance and a lingering aftertaste of fruit and fresh almond. 2010 Terracruda, Boccalino Bianchello $14 Terracruda, literally “raw earth” is located in the small village of Fratte Rosa. Their vineyards are in the process of being certified organic. The Bianchello has notes of fresh fruit and spring elderflowers described as “the typical flavor of the Pesaro area.” 2010 Terracruda Vettina Pergola Rosso $14 Vernaccia di Pergola (Aleatico)
The Pergola Rosso is predominantly made from a native clone of Aleatico, which is an aboriginal biotype of Pergola. The grape provides this wine with an aromatic complexity both to its taste and to its complexity. “Vettina communicates, through a sensation of youth and aroma, the maximum expression of the territory. Ideal for moment of relax and carefreeness.” 2009 Marotti Campi, Orgiolo, Lacrima di Moro $24 Morro d’Alba is a village with only 150 acres of the grape. Here the local grape Lacrima thrives. It has strong aromas of rose and violets along with notes of raspberry, pink pepper and oriental spices. It is nicely fruity and spicy on the palate, with smooth tannins, long velvety finish. The Orgiolo is the wineries Reserva being aged for 12 months in small second or third use French oak barrels. 2009 Terracruda, Visciolata $21 500ml Aleatico, Sangiovese and wild cherries
This distinct and tasty dessert wine is made from the local red wine is blended with wild cherries the following July. It’s very aromatic, full of mixed fruits and just plain delicious.
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January 12, 2013 9:53 AM
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Winter is here, which means that great local seafood is back on the table. Succulent Dungeness crab steamed with garlic butter, Hog Island Kumamoto Oysters on the half-shell with mignonette, moules-frites au Roquefort, grilled whole snapper with fresh lemon juice and chopped parsley. Whatever your deep sea fix is, we’ve got the perfect wine for it. Here are a few suggestions. 2011 Colle Stefano Verdicchio di Matelica – $16.99 Verdicchio is one of the most widely planted white grapes in Italy, but in the right hands it can be truly sublime. The best is found in and around the village of Matelica in the Marche on the East coast of Central Italy. Organic farming, low yields, and cool stainless steel fermentation make for a wine of precise balance, airy briny minerality, and herbal and citrus aromatics. Enjoy with all manner of fresh seafood or as an aperitif with roasted almonds and casatica di bufala. The Others: 2011 Pierre Henri Muscadet Sevre et Maine – $11.99 2011 Valdesil Godello Sobre Lias – $19.99 2010 Roland Tissier Sancerre – $20.99 2010 Edmunds St. John El Dorado Heart of Gold – $19.99 2011 Arnot-Roberts Watson Ranch Napa Chardonnay – $32.99
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In the heart of Italy's Marche region, Monte Schiavo are creating wonderfully innovative and flavoursome whites. This is a stylish and concentrated Verdicchio with fresh, intense aromas of grapefruit and lime, as well as honeyed stone-fruit. The palate is fresh and fruity; very approachable, with apple, pear and ripe stone fruit. A mouth-filling minerality adds to the complexity and weight. Try this with oysters, or langoustines. Deft enough to be a great aperitif too, if your're without a shucker. Monte Schiavo is a modern and dynamic company with vineyards in the Marche region of Italy - the heart of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi country. Producing both red and white wines, it's their signature Verdicchios that they are best known by - with four special single-estate Verdicchio wines. Grape Type:
Verdicchio Country:
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75cl Wine Style:
Fragrant but Dry Whites Vintage:
2011 ABV:
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Next time you’re searching for a unique white wine, uncork a bottle of Saladini Pilastri Pecorino white wine. Is the name of the Italian, family-owned winery a challenge? No problem. Just ask for wine with sheep on the label. In Italian “pecora” means little sheep. That is why Pecorino wines sport it on the label. But even with a bottle in hand, the image begs the question: What do sheep have to do with this wine? While Pecorino Italian cheese is made from sheep’s milk, that’s only part of this wine’s pedigree. According to a local legend, the Pecorino grape acquired its name from sheep who loved grazing on Pecorino grapes while shepherded from pasture to pasture. The Greeks brought the grape to Italy, but the low-yielding grape was thought to be extinct until the 1990s. One reason the sheep may have loved the grapes, which are found in the Marche, Abruzzo, and Umbria wine regions, is for their natural sweetness. Yet Pecorino is not a sweet wine in any sense of the word. It is an aromatic wine with bright acidity that pairs well with all types of seafood dishes. Saladini Pilastri uses the yellow sheep’s image as a marketing tool, inspiring wine aficionados to explore its organic white wines. The sheep’s image also reflects the white grape’s Denominazione Di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) required by Italian law. Pecorino wines must contain at least 85 percent Pecorino grapes to receive the Offida DOCG stamp of approval. Low in acidity, the wine is typically straw-colored and medium-bodied. On the nose, it’s all about nuts and fruits, such as green apple, pineapple, and even bananas. Count Saladini Pilastri heads up the family wine business from his sprawling villa 2 kilometers from the medieval town of Spinetoli in the Ascoli Piceno province. The lands and titles were gifted to the Saladini Pilastri family 1,000 years ago as a reward for its participation in the Holy Crusades. Three centuries into it, the Count continues to produce artisan wines and one-of-kind olive oil. The rolling sun-baked hills of Monte Prandone and Porto d’ Ascoli surround the 300 hectares that make up Saladini Pilastri winery. Nestled in the bucolic Marche appellation in the eastern coastal region of Italy, the winery is not far from the Adriatic Sea. Looking at a map of Italy, the Marche is situated in the “calf” of the iconic Italian boot. In English, the wine region is called the “Italian Marches” region. Le Marche region, however, is not as famous as neighboring Tuscany and Umbria. But to wine aficionados searching for fine organic wines, that’s a good thing. In fact, Saladini Pilastri implemented low-impact organic farming practices as recently as 1995. Those efforts included eliminating artificial fertilizers and pesticides. By 2008, the winery was one of a few certified organic wineries in Marche. With celebrated Tuscan enologist and winemaker Alberto Antonini at the helm, Saladin Pilastri was the first winery in the Piceno area to earn the prestigious Tre Bicchieri award from Gambero Rosso, Italy’s wine bible. The count follows all the process of the harvest, the winery, and the vineyards. He personally controls everything. For him, it is a passion,” said Pietro Piccioni, export manager. “Like the decision to go bio and organic. He started with bio and organic cultivation in 1995, and we wrote “organic” on the first label in 1998.” The move to organic is one technique that caught the eye of a wine scout from Total Wines & More, which promptly added Saladini Pilastri winery to the company’s portfolio. Now, the fine wines are available at one of TWM’s 80 superstores in 13 states.TWM has stores in New York, New Jersey, and other states on the east coast. A bottle of Pecorino white wine retails for about $10 a bottle. Although 55 to 60 percent of the wines Saladini Pilastri produces are white wines, its red Rosso Piceno wines are also a gift. This red has 80 percent Sangiovese and 20 percent Montepulciano. A bottle of this ruby red also retails for $10 a bottle. Like Pecorino white, Rosso Piceno 2010 is made from hand-picked organic grapes. [...]
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Italy is home to large amount of grape varieties. Sangiovese, Barbera and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo are well-known throughout the world and are the basis for many fantastic wines. Most known where these grapes are grown but what is with Fiano d’Avellino, Vermentino, Aglianico or Corvina? The latter one for example is the basis for all Amarone wines. Here is an alphabetical list most Italian grape varieties. The most important ones are highlighted. Albana (white) Native grape of the Emilia-Romagna. Albana di Romagna DOCG is famous throughout Italy. Aglianico (red) Primarily grown in Campania and Basilicata. Aglianico del Vulture DOCG is a stunning wine from Basilicata. Aleatico (red) Often found in Puglia and other Southern Italian regions. Many desert wines are made from this grape. Arneis (white) This grape has its home in Piedmont. Mostly grown in the hills northwest of Alba. Roero DOC wines made with Arneis are usually dry, full body white wines. Grappa is also manufactured from Arneis grapes. Click for more
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DOC of the Sanseverino Morro territory, a blend of Montepulciano (60%) and Sangiovese (40%); vinified in stainless steel tank, aged for 18 months: part in seasoned wood, part in toasted wood. A red of unmistakable personality, elegance, style and great longevity. Sensory Characteristics: A red of unmistakable personality. An intense ruby red with purple tones. On the nose, fragrances of ripe red fruit and intense flowers. The palate is smooth and mouth filling, with good weight and complexity, thanks to prominent redcurrant and wild red berry fruit flavours which harmonize with vanilla, cedar tobacco and chocolate aromas. A crisp acidity and balanced tannins support it through an appealing, lingering finish. Serving suggestions: elaborate antipastos, aged cheeses, red meat and pasta dishes, excellent as a wine to be savoured gently while appreciating good company and conversation. Serving Temperature: 18°-20° C.
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Grapes: Sangiovese 100% Alchol: 14,5% Bottles Produced: 3.000 Price: 12,00€ Description: Gamet red, dense. A complex aroma of marasca cherry and red plum, also in jam, cyclamen and dehydrated red rose. Then nutmeg, licorice and hydrocarbons. The taste is warm, soft enough and fresh, with caressing tannins and savory. Full bodied, persistent, the end is of leather and dark chocolate. Pairing: Game bird Kebabs
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The Berluti Wine Company stands amidst the rolling hills of Candia and Montesicuro in Ancona, Italy.
Founded in 1974, the farm has a surface of 45 hectars in the Marches countryside, with its back to the Conero Riviera that the vineyards unfold where the Montepulciano grapes give their best, expressing the variety's characteristics to the full, making the most of the excellent exposure and careful attention to all agronomic aspects.
Berluti for the last 50 years for which it has been producing Rosso Conero DOC, Rosato IGT and Esino Bianco DOC with great commitment and great passion.
Grapes are worked in the modern cellars, yielding valuable wines that are typical of the region.
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Opulent aromas with layers of black cherry, mulberry and prune, eastern spice and liquorice. Beautiful textured, combining generosity and sophistication, with an underlying vitality that is rivetting. Everything is accentuated by the generosity of the older vineyards of Sangiovese and Montepulciano situated on the sweet sunny hills of Monteprandone. Controlled denomination: Rosso Piceno Superiore Zone of production: Monteprandone (Marche)
Type of vines: Montepulciano 70% and Sangiovese 30%
Vineyard and surface: hamlet Colle Navicchio - 7 Ha
Exposure: south-east
Altitude: 200 m
Type of soil: average mixture- clay loam
Cultivation system: curtain with short spurs
Average age of vines: 36 years
Grape yield per hectar: 5000 Kg/ha
Period of harvest: end of October
Fermentation: steel
Temperature of fermentation: 28°C (33° the beginning 3 days)
Lenght of fermentation and maceration: 30 days
Yeasts used: selected
Barrels: barriques of French oak – 50% of them new
Ageing in barrels: 18 months Tasting Notes: Ruby-red color; nose of ripe cherries, plums, spice, vanilla and liquorice. The structure combines elegance with a soft tannic structure. The palate is rich with ripe black fruit flavors and a long-lasting finish.
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Umani Ronchi is the producer, Casal di Serra is what Umani Ronchi have named this wine, Verdicchio is the variety and Castelli di Jesi is the sub-region that the fruit has come from in Marche. This is a DOC Classico Superiore classified wine which means it comes from a region recognised for growing Verdicchio and is from a historic zone from which the wine has gained fame. Sometimes deciphering a label is half the battle. Tasting note: Golden in colour, this is a sign of the wine’s development. A nose of honey and lemon. The palate is toasty with a hint of straw there is a touch of pineapple on the back palate but this wine mostly displays lovely savoury tones, rosemary, a soft acid and a mouth feel that is not creamy as such by incredibly full. Final Say: Want a wine perfect for seafood? Then go out a grab a bottle of this wine. It has those savoury tones that are hard to find anywhere other than in Italian white wines. Score: 16.5 out of 20 A damn good drop.
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The lace workers of Offida weave together the threads, with precise and quick movement of their fingers. They are the last witnesses of a precious art of ancient origin… so it is the origin of Pecorino, a noble Italic, austere, harsh and strong grape’s variety, which has been confined for decades onto the bare and steep slopes of the Piceno Apennines. A few wine growers have recently rediscovered this wine thanks to their love and enthusiasm. Pecorino is rare, precious and able to exhale a strong personality recalling ethereal and persistent sensations, year after year. Its personality and strength are harmonically enhanced by fermentation in “noble” wood, a perfect example of the past combined with a new oenological knowledge. Straw yellow, crystal clear and consistent. The aroma has predominantly floral perfumes of acacia and hawthom:fruits of apple, peach and banana. To the taste it is warm, soft enogh and fresh. Full bodies, averagely persistent, with the end characterized by a floral return GEOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION AREA
the towns of Offida and Acquaviva Picena, in Ascoli Piceno province
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medium mixture, quite clayey
HEIGHT
280 metres above sea level
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Color garmet red, clear with good effervescenze. The aroma is complex enough of rose and wilted violet, large cherries from Pistoia and strawberry. Lighty spicy of chocolate. In the mouth it is sweet, warm enough, fresh and plesantly fizzy. At the end it fades on sweet and ripe fruit. Bavarian mousse with fruits of the forest. Location: Colleluce vineyards, planted in 1970, 20.00 Ha
Alcohol content: 11.5% - 12%
Percentage of dessicated grapes: from 55% to 60%
Froth Time: 8/9 months
Pairings: Ideal for pastry cakes dry, sparkling wine can be good meditation
Serving temperature: 8 ° - 10 ° C
Standard Packaging: 0.75 liter - 1.5 liter Magnum
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