COLOUR: Intense ruby red with purple hues SMELL: Intense fruit aromas with notes of black cherry and forest fruits blended with hints of spice TASTE: Full-flavoured, soft with good length, sweet and silky tannins
TYPE: Red wine AREA AND LOCATION OF VINEYARDS: Tollo, Chieti and Bucchianico TYPE OF GRAPES: Montepulciano 100% ALTITUDE (ABOVE SEA LEVEL): 130/200 metres SOIL TYPE: Clayey-calcareous and clayey-loamy EXPOSITION TO SUN: South, south-east AGE OF VINES: 25/30 years DENSITY OF CULTIVATIOB VINES/HECTARE: 1,600 YIELD OF PRODUCT PER HECTARE: 90/100 q METHOD OF CULTIVATION: Canopy HARVEST PERIOD: Second half of October VINIFICATION: Skin maceration at controlled temperatures. Aged 24 months in oak casks, 6 months in the bottle SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18 degrees C