CATEGORY MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO DOC RISERVA TYPE RED ALCOHOL 14% VOL. GRAPE VARIETY MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 100% VINEYARD CERANO ESTATE (340 METRES’ ELEVATION), IN VALLE PELIGNA, VITTORITO SOIL PROFILE MEDIUM-TEXTURED, TENDING TO CLAY TRAINING SYSTEM VERTICAL TRELLISED, SPURRED CORDON VINEYARD YIELD 90 Q/HA HARVEST PERIOD HAND-HARVESTED IN THE LAST WEEK IN OCTOBER – BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. VINIFICATION THE GRAPES ARE DE-STEMMED AND GENTLY PRESSED, THEN THE MUST MACERATES 15-20 DAYS ON THE SKINS AT A CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE OF 28-30°C. FOLLOWING THE FERMENTATION, THE WINE MATURES FOR 12-18 MONTHS IN 5-10HL TONNEAUX, THEN AN ADDITIONAL 6-8 MONTHS IN THE BOTTLE. THE SENSORY PROFILE TA DEEP RUBY RED WITH GARNET HIGHLIGHTS, IT IS MARKED BY RICH AROMAS OF WILD BERRYFRUIT AND SUBTLE NOTES OF VANILLA. SMOOTH AND WARM IN THE MOUTH, IT FEATURES SUPERB STRUCTURE, DELICATE BALANCE, AND LONG-LINGERING AROMAS AND FLAVOURS. IT IS AN IDEAL PARTNER FOR FULL-FLAVOURED FARE, INCLUDING GAME, RED MEAT, AND AGED CHEESES. CELLAR ABILITY: 5-8 YEARS SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°C (64 F) ANNUAL PRODUCTION 15,000 BOTTLES OF 750 ML IN THE FOURTH YEAR FOLLOWING HARVE