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Laccento Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG, Piedmont, Italy

Laccento Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato

Area of production:

Castagnole Monferrato, Montemagno (Piedmont).

Vine training system:

Low trained Guyot system with 7-8 buds on the fruiting cane.

Grape variety:

Ruchè.

Grape harvest:

80% harvested with perfect ripening conditions 20% harvested in overriping directly in the vineyard.

Ageing:

Maturation in steel tanks and subsequently in the bottle positioned horizontally with controlled temperature.

Colour:

Intense ruby red with slight purple reactions in youth, turning garnet after the first few years in the bottle.

Nose:

Intense, persistent, slightly aromatic and fruity with aromas typical of wild berries jam.

Palate:

Warm on the palate, pleasant, rare silkiness.