Aroma
The bouquet is of dark fruits: blackberries and blood plums with notes of
crystalline chestnuts and rose petal.
Appearance
Ruby red in colour.
Palate
The palate continues in a similar vein, with fleshy fruit,
silky tannins and a very persistent finish of minerality, forest fruits and black pepper. Excellent
drinkability especially with a little bottle age.
Vinification
Sourced from a vineyard in the shadow of the Ancient Greek temples of Paestum and in the heart
of the National Park of Cilento, Valley of Diano and Alburni, at Capaccio-Paestum in the locality
of Cannito. The vines were planted at 150-210 metres with south-west exposure, on alluvial clay
soils. The vines (average age 20 years) are trained guyot, and a green harvest is usually carried
out. The hand-harvested grapes undergo a gentle crush and are fermented and aged for 12
months in stainless steel tanks after a maceration on skins at low temperatures.
Cellaring Potential
Drink now
and over the coming 3 years.
Food Matching
Serve at 14 - 16 degrees C with a range of savoury and flavoursome dishes such as grilled or
roasted meats, poultry and game or with a medium aged cheeses such as pecorino.