Santo Stefano - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC

Grapes: 100% Montepulciano

Production Area: Torino di Sangro

Exposure and Altitude: Southeast; 200 meters above sea level

Soil type: Mixed calcareous clayey

Training System: Awning 2.50m x 2.50m, renewed branch

Plant density: 1600 stumps per hectare

Harvesting period: From 5th to 10th October (variable data)

Maceration: At controlled temperature for 12 days

Fermentation: With selected yeasts; triggering of malolactic fermentation at the end of fermentation

Refining: After malolactic fermentation, racking and aging in new medium-toasted American oak barriques for 6 months.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Organoleptic characteristics: Intense ruby ​​red color; aromas of ripe red fruit, blackberries, black pepper, chocolate and tobacco; full and velvety taste, excellent structure, rightly tannic and balanced

Gastronomic combination: It goes well with appetizers such as meat pies and aged hard cheeses; first courses such as ravioli and spaghetti alla chitarra; main courses such as grilled meat. Serve at 14-18 ° C