Grape variety: red, blend of black varieties.<br />Production area: La Sabla, Bufferia and Sazzé di Aymavilles.<br />Age from 20 to 70 years.<br />Soil (type, exposure, altitude): morainic, loose, sandy, steeply sloping with western exposure. Altitude 500/750 metres above sea level.<br />First year of production: 1971.<br />Annual bottles produced: 25,000.<br />Area, training system, planting density, yield: about 4.0 hectares; Guyot system; planting of 8,000 feet per hectare, rows of vines with a cordon and row pattern. Yield<br />8,000 kg/ha. Harvest: by hand, at the end of October.<br />Vinification: Destalking of the grapes, fermentation for 8 days in stainless steel at a temperature of 26 °C with daily remontages. Maturation in stainless steel for 8 months<br />and refinement for 5 months in bottle.<br />Tasting notes: intense ruby colour. On the nose fruity (raspberry) and floral (violet). Fresh and fruity on the palate, with soft tannins and hints of raspberry. Persistent<br />finish. Accompaniments: starters, first courses, cured meats, red meats, medium mature cheeses.<br />Fact: Produced by the Charrère family since 1971, this is the winery's historic wine and is today, as then, a skilful blend of red grape varieties grown in the old vineyards.<br />Sabla means sand in the local dia-lectum, due to the sandy composition of the soil.<br />Serving temperature: 16/18 °C.<br />

CABERNET SAUVIGNON<br /><br />This variety needs no introduction and has also found much space in Friuli. The low yields and strong stripping favour a more 'southern' maturation. Maceration is not too<br />long and during this phase great care is taken to separate the grape seeds. The result is a wine with an intense colour, warm aromas and a rounded taste, where the tannin<br />expresses itself above all with elegance.<br /><br />Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon<br />Denomination: IGT Venezia Giulia<br />Municipality of production: San Lorenzo - Corona - Romans (Gorizia)<br />Soil type: calcareous gravelly plateau (60/25 m asl)<br />Vineyard: Cultivated with organic fertilisation and integrated pest management (as per EU regulations) with no chemical weed control<br />Average age of vines: 15 years<br />Training system: Guyot 5.200 - 5.600 vines/ha<br />Production: 50 - 55 hl/ha<br />Harvesting: By hand with careful selection of the grapes<br />

Hebo<br />Merlot 55%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Cabernet<br />Franc 10% e Sangiovese 15%<br /><br />The name of an Etruscan settlement of ancient origin, Hebo recalls the historical roots of Suvereto.<br /><br />It is produced from a classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese, vines introduced to the area by Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, princess of Piombino from<br />1805 and enlightened woman of wine.<br /><br />The ruby colour is bright, the aromas reveal fresh scents of sour cherries, violets and blueberries, before turning to seductive mineral hints and nuances of Mediterranean<br />scrub.<br /><br />On the palate, the wine is structured but fresh, savoury and with good momentum. The finish is pleasantly fruity, delicate in its savoury character and with gentle tannins.<br /><br />Production methodSun, wind and three complementary soils<br />The production method is rigorously aimed at defending the territorial connotation.<br /><br />The grapes are harvested in boxes, fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts and vinification takes place in steel tanks. The wine is aged for about a year in<br />Slavonian oak barrels and a small percentage of used barriques. Refinement in the bottle lasts 6 months.<br /><br />Alcohol: 13.5 % - Total acidity 5.6 - pH 3.65<br />

Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet<br />franc 10%.<br />Origin Petra vineyard, loc. San Lorenzo Alto<br />Training system Guyot<br />Planting density 6200 vines/ha<br />Yield 80 q.li/ha<br />Average age of vines 19 years<br />Soils<br />Calcareous nature with right balance, skeleton<br />well structured and moderately deep with pen-<br />dents of around 10-15%.<br />Ageing in wood In French oak barriques, 25% of which are new<br />for at least 15 months<br />Maturation in bottle For a minimum period of 17 months<br />Analytical data Alcohol: 14.5 % - Total acidity: 5.2 g/l - pH: 3.57<br />

ROSSO PICENO SUPERIORE<br />Protected Designation of Origin<br />Blend 70% Montepulciano<br />30% Sangiovese<br /><br />PICUS<br />For this selection of Rosso Piceno Superiore, the Latin name of the Picchio, the main symbol of Piceno civilisation, was chosen. This blend obtained from Montepulciano<br />and Sangiovese grapes, cultivated in the restricted and most vocated area of the Rosso Piceno D.O.C. denomination, through ageing in wood enhances its natural qualities<br />to a clearly superior level.<br /><br />SENSORY ANALYSIS<br />A wine with an intense ruby red colour. The nose reveals a very broad aromatic complex in which notes of cherry and plum blend with those of sweet spices (cinnamon<br />and liquorice). The taste is full-bodied, rightly tannic and on the whole harmonious.<br /><br />VINE: 70% Montepulciano, 30% Sangiovese.<br />VINEYARD AGE: 20-25 years with south-east exposure and altitude 250-300 m<br />SOIL: Clayey and loamy.<br />TRAINING: Double Guyot and spurred cordon.<br />YIELD: 70 HL/ha<br />HARVEST: Manual harvest with selection of the bunches from the first to the<br />second decade of October.<br />VINIFICATION: Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 2<br />weeks.<br />AGING: In French oak barrels for 12-15 months.<br />ALCOHOL: 13.5% Vol<br />IDEAL TEMPERATURE: 16°C-18°C<br />

Comment<br />A fine blend of Merlot and Carmènere, Villa Gresti is a wine with a wonderful texture and velvety tannins.<br /><br />Grape varieties 90% Merlot, 10% Carmenère<br /><br />Vinification Spontaneous fermentation in small cement tanks for about 15/18 days with several daily pump-overs and délestage.<br /><br />Maturation 12 months in French oak barrels of first passage.<br /><br />Ageing time 20 years and more.<br />

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Langhe Nebbiolo DOC<br />Denomination: Langhe Nebbiolo doc<br />Grape variety: Nebbiolo<br />Production area: La Morra and Monforte<br /><br />Bottles produced: 15,000<br />Average age: from 20 to 50 years<br />Soil type: calcareous in some parts, but also sandy<br />Exposure: various, predominantly south - east<br /><br />Vinification: maceration on the skins in rotary fermentors at controlled temperature for 3 / 4 days, passage in used French barriques for 5 months<br />Colour: ruby red<br />Bouquet: delicate with hints of flowers and rose petals,<br />Taste: hinted but not dry tannins, intense red fruit flavour, good acidity.<br />

Barolo DOCG<br />Denomination: Barolo docg<br />Grape variety: Nebbiolo<br />Production area: La Morra, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo<br /><br />Bottles produced: 10,000<br />Average age: from 20 to 30 years<br />Soil type: various compositions<br />Exposure: various, mainly south, southeast<br /><br />Vinification: maceration on the skins in rotary fermentors at controlled temperature for 4 / 5 days, ageing in used French barriques for 24 months<br />Colour: bright ruby red with garnet reflections<br />Bouquet: elegant hints of red fruit<br />Taste: warm, great elegance with a clear finish of violets, with hinted but soft tannins.<br />

Dolcetto d'Alba DOC<br />Denomination: Dolcetto d'Alba doc<br />Grape variety: Dolcetto<br />Bottles produced: 10,000 / 15,000<br /><br />Average age: from 20 to 40 years<br />Soil type: calcareous in some parts, but also sandy<br />Exposure: various, mainly north, north-east<br /><br />Vinification: maceration on the skins in a rotary fermentor at controlled temperature for 2 to 3 days, maturation in steel for 10 months<br />Colour: deep purple red<br />Bouquet: elegant scents of violets and small red fruits<br />Taste: dry, soft, hinted at but soft tannins. Intense flavour of red fruits<br />Serving suggestions: ideal as an aperitif, starters, white meats, sandwiches, pizza.<br />

Barbera d'Alba DOC<br />Denomination: Barbera d' Alba doc<br />Grape variety: Barbera<br />Production area: La Morra<br /><br />Bottles produced: 15,000<br />Average age: from 10 to 30 years<br />Soil type: calcareous in some parts, but also sandy<br />Exposure: East, north-east<br /><br />Vinification: maceration with skins in rotary fermentor at controlled temperature for 3 / 4 days, short passage in used French barriques for 5 months<br />Colour: dark and intense purple red<br />Bouquet: elegant hints of blackberry, sweet spices<br />Taste: warm, full, soft, right acidity, long finish of red fruits.<br />