Colle Funaro Colli Aprutini Cabernet IGT 2013 - Orlandi Contucci Ponno

DENOMINATION: Colli Aprutini Cabernet IGT VARIETY: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc EXPOSURE OF THE VINEYARDS: Towards South/South-West on a slight slope at 200 meters slm level in the municipality of Roseto degli Abruzzi SOIL COMPOSITION: Loamy-clayey YIELD PER HECTARE: 80 quintals HARVEST: Manual with selection of the grapes in the vineyard VINIFICATION AND AGING: The freshly harvested grapes are subjected to immediate pressing and destemming. Alcoholic fermentation follows at a controlled temperature for a duration of 8 -12 days with permanence on the skins. At the end of this phase, the aging period begins which lasts 12 months and is carried out partly in 2-year barriques and partly in tonneau. Following bottling in June, we proceed with refinement in the bottle for about a year, at the end of which the product will be ready for sale APPEARANCE: Intense ruby tending towards lively garnet NOSE: Persistent and velvety bouquet of pepper , currants, raisins with hints of dried flowers TASTE: Soft, full and harmonious with a powerful but not rough tannin BOTTLE: Conical Bordeaux bottle ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13,5% vol. CAP: Cork SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18°C RECOMMENDED GLASS: Grand ballon FOOD PAIRING: Finds its essence accompanying important dishes based on red meats and game