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Classification:
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IGT Veneto Orientale |
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Type of wine:
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Red Wine |
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First year of production:
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1997 |
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Amount of bottles:
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6.660 ~ l. 5.000 |
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Location of production:
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Pramaggiore |
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Grape:
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80% Cabernet Sauvignon + 20% Merlot |
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Name of vine:
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Dolcetti - Fontana |
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Year of plantation:
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1993- 2000 |
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Height:
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10 - 12 m. over sea level |
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Typology of soil:
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containing clay and lots of lime |
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Yields per hectare:
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50 q.li; 1,0 kg. per plant |
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System of cultivation:
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Guyot monolateral bower |
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Density of vines:
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4.600/5.500 plants per hectare |
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Orientation:
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North-South |
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Harvest:
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30th of September - 10th of October |
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Vinifaction:
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Diraspapigiatura seguita dalla macerazione
a 26° C con
1-2 rimontaggi giornalieri e cappello sommerso. Segue la
svinatura e la fermentazione alcolica e malolattica in acciaio.
Affinamento per 12-14 mesi in tonneau di rovere di Allier. |
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Duration of maceration:
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15 - 18 days in barrels |
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Material of fermentation barrels:
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Conditioned INOX steel tanks |
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Temperature of fermentation:
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26 - 28°C |
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Duration of maturation:
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12-14 months barrels of oak with a capacity
of 500 litres,
4 months in steel tanks and, finally, at least 12 months in
bottles. |
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Imbottlement:
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October, 2 years after harvesting. |
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Alcoholic grade :
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13,5 % vol |
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Acid:
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5,40 |
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pH:
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3,65 |
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Storage:
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8 - 10 years |
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Best after:
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5 - 8 years |
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Colour:
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Pleasant, very intense red. |
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Bouquet:
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(Speziato, avvolgente,?) complex with
a characteristic
balanced variety of biosé. |
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Flavour:
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Broad, warm, full bodied with a subtle
wooden note of
vanilla and toast. Long aftertaste, delicate and sweet. |
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Best served at:
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20 - 22°C |
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Best dined :
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A wine for bigoli with duck ("bigoi
in salsa"), great
dishes of games of every kind, mushrooms, wild boar,
birds on spears ("poenta e osei"), rolled meats,
(porchetta di maialino lattante???) and piquante cheese. |
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Recommended glass :
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Riedel serie Vinum: Ballon |
1998
