Èspero – Colli Euganei DOC Cabernet

ORIGIN OF THE NAME
Its name comes from the natural exposure to the west in the Euganean hills, Èspero in fact, in the literary and poetic language, is used as a synonym for the west

NAME
Colli Euganei Doc Cabernet

ORIENTATION OF THE VINES
West

SOIL
Calcareous marl and alluvial

YEAR OF PLANTING
1996 – 2001

DENSITY OF PLANTING
4000 vines per hectare

TRAINING SYSTEM
Double Guyot

GRAPE YIELD / HECTARE
0,90 – 1,00 t/ha

PICKING SEASON
End of September

GRAPES
90% Cabernet Sauvignon – 10% Carménère

WINEMAKING NOTE
Destemming, pressing and fermentation on the skins for about 15 days in stainless steel tanks at a maximum temperature of 26°C, 2 daily pumping over for the extraction of colour and aromatic substances

MATURATION and REFINING
6 months in tonneaux then in concrete tanks for another 6 months, bottling and a short period of aging in the bottle

ALCOHOL / SUGAR
13.5% alcohol – 4 g / lt sugar residual

TASTING NOTE
Intense ruby red with violet hues; Nose shows intense herbaceous note, black cherry, plum and ripe red fruit. Well integrated soft tannin, smooth on the palate

SERVICE TEMPERATURE
18°C

FOOD PAIRING
Meat-based sauces, grilled and braised meat, game

BOTTLE and CLOSURE
Bordolese Med / microgranule cork stopper / standard cork
0,75 lt bottle / cardboard box of 6 bottles / level of 11 boxes / pallet 8 levels – 528 bott.