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.