Taurasi Docg 2014 75 cl Villa Raiano

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Typology: red wine
Appellation: Taurasi Docg – Dop
Grape: Aglianico 100%
First vintage produced: 1996
Vineyard location: Montemarano (Avellino)
Altitude: 450 m asl
Vine Training/Pruning: guyot and cordon spur, pergola avellinese (typical of Avellino area)
Vineyard design: 4500 vines/hectare
Grape yield :60 quintals/hectare
Type of soil: calcareous-clay on a base of yellow marns with a good level of organic elements
Harvest time: first 10 days of November
Wine making: in stainless steel tanks with daily punching down and pumping over and maceration 10 to 20 days long basing on the vintage
Ageing: in oak barrels of different size for about 12 months, in stainless steel tanks for 12 months and in bottle for 12 months
Fermentation: in stainless steel tanks at 27-29°C
Bottling time: in the month in September of the second year following the harvest

Appearance: deep ruby red with garnet hints
Nose: fine and elegant bouquet with flavours of red fruits like blackberry and mulberry. Moreover, notes of myrtle and cinchona come along flavours of cocoa powder and a refreshing minty touch. The woody notes are very well integrated
Palate: the ripe tannins and the refreshing character outline this wine supporting a great potential for ageing

Food pairing: ideal to be paired to smoked salami and game
Dishes to be paired: lamb roll with herbs, kid baked in wood oven with olive and vine wood; veal fillet, roasted piglet and chicken

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