DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA
RED SAVONIAN HILLS I.G.T.
- Grapevine: Granaccia at least 70%, Rossese, Barbera, Cinsault and other varieties in a smaller percentage.
- Description: slightly concentrated cherry red with ruby reflections. Intense and intriguing nose with notes of dog rose, strawberry tree, plum and raspberry. In the mouth lightness and gustatory tension, it closes fruity with an acid and saline trail.
- Origin: Arroscia Valley. Vineyards of Ortovero and Pogli close to the Mediterranean scrub. Lean, stony soils with a prevalence of sedimentary rock and limestone blue clay.
- Breeding system: guyot
- harvest: mid-September with manual harvesting in 20 kg perforated boxes.
- Vinification and aging: maceration on the skins for six days. Fermentation and aging exclusively in steel where the malolactic fermentation takes place. Available from the spring following the harvest.