Classification: DOC red wine Production area: Hills of the municipality of Controguerra Grapes: Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 80% Merlot 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 10%. Training system: Spurred cordon. Yield per hectare: 80 ql Harvest period: Second decade of October Vinification technique: Fermentation with maceration of the skins for 8 - 10 days in stainless steel at a temperature of 28 ° -30 ° degrees. Aging in 500-liter wooden barrels. for 18 months. Refinement in bottle for 6 months. Bottles produced: 2.600 Organoleptic characteristics: Intense ruby red color. Vinous bouquet with hints of ripe red fruit typical of Montepulciano, combined with the herbaceous typical of Cabernet Sauvignon. Rich taste on the palate, with ripe tannins, such as to give it an extraordinary softness Gastronomic combinations: Roasts of all kinds, it goes perfectly with rabbit alla cacciatora and pigeon on a spit
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Data sheet
Alcoholic strength | 70.0% |
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Format | 750 ml |
Region | Abruzzo |
Name | Controguerra |
Vintage | 2015 |
Grape variety | Merlot Montepulciano |