1.Wine information sheet

Variety:50% Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, 35% Merlot, 15% Schioppettino

Denomination:D.O.C. Friuli Colli Orientali

Position:Covered with grass, vines with an average age of 20-25 years, east/south-east facing on hilly land with marly and arenaceous soil of Eocene origin.

Winemaking method:Maceration on the skins for 25 days with pumping over at various stages at temperatures of between 25 and 28°C. This continues even after alcoholic fermentation in order to improve the cohesion of the extracted polyphenols and to encourage malolactic fermentation.

Maturation:At first racking the wine is put into barrels, where it remains to mature for 12-15 months. The wine is then refined for a long period in the bottle (no less than 2 years) before being sold.

2.Suggestions

Temperature:Serving temperature 18°C in a broad-rimmed glass.

Wine pairings:Hearty soups, red meat based dishes or oven baked red or white meat dishes, game meat, truffles, mushrooms and Italian blue-green veined cheese. Exceptional with chickpea cream and pheasant, chicken livers, pork shank, beef fillet with white truffle, Strachitund cheese with thyme honey.

3.Further information

First Vintage:1984

Training System:Modified double arched cane and guyot trained

Harvest Period:End of September - middle of October

Harvest Method:Hand selected bunches, collected in boxes.

Harvest:In two or three stages to pick the perfectly mature grapes only.