San Colombano DOC

Classification: Dop San Colombano Vivace red wine

Grapes:

Barbera 35%, Croatina 45%, Uva Rara 8%, other red grapes 12%.

training system: guyot

density: 4500 vines/hectare

Vinification:

Once they have reached the right ripeness, the grapes are harvested by hand into small baskets, transported by harvest carts to the winery, and destemmed gently. The classic red wine fermentation takes place in 150 hl steel winemakers equipped with technologies that enhance choices linked to tradition, supported by a careful knowledge of the transformation processes to move all the characteristics (colour, aromas, tannin..) present in healthy, well-ripened grapes into the future wine, technologies that allow targeted repassing through flooding in a protected environment by repeatedly bringing the skins into contact with the must-wine for at least 5-6 days.

Alcohol content: 12.5°.

Acidity: 6

Colour: ruby red

Bouquet: vinous, fragrant, fruity with hints of red fruit, morello cherry

Taste: decisive, harmonious, fairly structured

Pairing:

for the whole meal, first courses with tasty sauces, hot cold cuts, roast and stewed meat, mixed boiled meats

An excellent and pleasant everyday wine

Ageing: excellent when young, at the purchaser's premises maximum 2 years

Serving temperature: 16°C - 18°C