Red

Eroico

By Cantina della Serra, Canavese, Piemonte, Italy

Cantina della Serra Eroico

Heroic-viticulture red from 50-year-old pergola vines on terraces steeper than 40%, 12.5% alcohol, only about 400 bottles a year.

Tasting notes

Garnet red. Fine, fruity and complex on the nose. Fresh on the palate with ripe cherry and violet, firm tannins, light spice and black pepper.

Pairs well with

Pappardelle with wild boar ragù

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Canavese DOC Rosso
Grape
Grape varieties authorised in the province of Turin
Production area
Pergola-trained vines averaging 50 years old on terraces steeper than 40%, all worked by hand
Harvest
First week of October
Vineyard planting
Pergola; yield 80 quintals per hectare
Vinification
Destemmed and macerated for 10 days, then rested in stainless steel. Aged 15 months in total: 12 in stainless steel and 3 in bottle. Bottled unfiltered.

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