GRAPE BLEND: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
IN THE VINEYARD: vines are Guyot trained on hilly land with soil of medium texture, over a limestone base with plenty of volcanic rocks and minerals; painstaking pruning and thinning of the bunches of grapes
YIELD GRAPES/Ha: 4000 kg grapes per hectare.
HARVEST: end of September for Merlot, first half of October for Cabernet Franc, end of October for Cabernet Sauvignon, by hand, in crates.
VINIFICATION: macerated cold and then fermented in vertical barriques with an open base, at a controlled temperature, with manual daily delestage and pumping-over.
AGEING: 18 months in new and second-use barriques
REFINEMENT IN THE BOTTLE: 6 months.
TASTING NOTES: intense and elegant bouquet of red fruit and earth, with vegetable and mineral notes. Good structure, broad and persistent, with a rich aftertaste and vibrant, mouth-filling tannins.
PAIRINGS: ideal served with grilled meats, wild game, roasts, and aged cheeses
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 °C