Colli Orientali del Friuli
denominazione di origine controllata

Grapes Used
Blend of 48% Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot with the unusualaddition of 10% Schioppettino.

Location of the vineyard
Hills of the Tenuta Sottomonte in the municipality of Buttrio (Udine), ColliOrientali del Friuli D.O.C. zone. Hills and foothills area, predominantly marly-clayey soil North-South exposure.

Training system - yield per hectare
Guyot.

Harvest period - vinification methods
Manual grape harvesting, second ten days in October.
Red wine vinificationwith prolonged period of maceration on the skins and must (15 days) to obtaina good structured wine suitable for long ageing periods.

Maturation and ageing
In Slovenian oak casks holding 1,800 and 5,000 (80%) litres and in small 225litre medium toasted oak barrels (20%).
The ageing continues after bottling inthe underground cellars in horizontally stocked bottles for at least twelvemonths prior to labelling.

Longevity
Over eight years.

Sensory characteristics
A great aged wine, with a deep garnet colour and brick red nuances. Acharacteristic aroma, winy with a balanced wooden scent.
The wine is especiallystriking for the warm and concentrated red fruit, sour cherry and hay fragrancesit releases.
The dry flavour suggests sweet liquorice and marmalade with a“goudron” and forest-like aftertaste that is both pleasant and persistent. Aconcentrated and powerful yet balanced wine, with mature and well blendedfragrance. An excellent wine to drink now and one that offers a promisingfuture.

Food and wine pairings
An great wine to accompany game dishes, roasted and braised meats, poultryand hard cheeses.

Service
It is best to bring the bottle to room temperature before decanting. Let it“breathe” for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Bottles produced
6,250 Bordeaux bottles, 750 ml.
229 Magnum, 1,5 l

Analitycal parameters
Actual alcohol content by volume % Vol. 14.00
Residual reduced sugars g/l 2.90
Total acidity g/l 5.60
Net dry extract g/l 29.80