PAIA' - Rosso Piceno Superiore D.O.C. red

NAME

Rosso Piceno Superiore D.O.C.

VINES

Montepulciano and Sangiovese

ALCOHOL

13.5% VOL

COLOR

Intense ruby red

TYPE OF GRAPES

montepulciano and sangiovese

VINEYARD

0.6 hectares facing south located in the municipality of Offida, owned land and 0.4 in Castorano, rented for many years all with guyot

TYPE OF SOIL

clayey-sandy rich in micro elements

HARVEST

the harvest is done by hand with buckets which are then unloaded into a wagon, towards the end of September for the Sangiovese, and at the end of October for the Montepulciano

YIELD PER HECTARE

about 80 quintals per hectare

VINIFICATION

in steel in contact with the skins for about 12-15 days at a temperature of about 20-25 degrees, with frequent punching down, then it goes into a soft press, and finally into tonneau and large barrel

REFINING

in tonneau and large cask where the malolactic fermentation also takes place, then at least 4 months in the bottle.

PRODUCTION

first vintage 2010, bottles produced about 3,000-3,500

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

color: intense ruby red.

aromas: aromatic intensity typical of the grape, red fruits, spices, leather, chocolate, intense persistence, fresh and intense flavor, with marked sapidity, slightly tannic.

GASTRONOMIC PAIRINGS

it goes well with meat dishes, very tasty and rich in aromas, oily or greasy, but also for aperitifs.

SERVICE TEMPERATURE

serve at 18 degrees.