Primamadre Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOP Superiore 2023 - Vini la Quercia

Denomination: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Denominazione di Origine Protetta Superiore. Grape: Montepulciano 100 %. Production area: Morro d' Oro, Teramo. Altitude: 210 m a.s.l. Soil: medium mixture. Vineyard: Row, simple guyot. Harvest : Strictly hand-picked, last ten days of September after grape selection in the vineyard. Vinification: After about eight to twelve hours of maceration, the must is separated from the skins. This technique, the " salasso ", allows us to obtain the typical "cerasuolo" colour. Fermentation at a controlled temperature, 14° C- 16° C. Maturation for approximately four months. Tasting notes: cherry colour, from the Latin cerasum, cherry. Hints of rose, savoury flavour, great personality. Food & Wine: Meat starters, baked chicken with potatoes, fish starters. We particularly recommend pairing it with the following typical dish: virtù. First year of production: 2006 Alcoholic strength: 13.50 %Vol Format: Litres 0.75 The label: From the earliest times, the oak was considered a sacred tree and oracle. Its cult dates back to the prehistory of Roman, Greek and Celtic civilisations. It was such a favourite tree of the gods and men that keeping a chip of this wood was thought to preserve them from misfortune. This belief goes all the way back to our recent past, when in Abruzzo people used to gather oak leaves on which lightning had fallen to entrust to poor recruits leaving for war. It was thought that thanks to this talisman, soldiers could not be hit by bullets, and this was based on the belief that where lightning had fallen once, it would never fall again.