Red
Tramonto
By Cantina Sant'Evasio, Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
A Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the estate's San Nicolao hill and barrique-aged, named for the memory of a fiery summer sunset.
Tasting notes
Dark ruby red with garnet reflections. Vinous, intense, pleasant, distinctive bouquet. Full-bodied, fine, soft, herbaceous palate.
Pairs well with
Red meat second courses, stews, game and well-aged cheeses and polenta.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Rosso D.O.C.
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- San Nicolao
- Production area
- San Nicolao hill, Nizza Monferrato
- Soil
- Marl
- Exposure
- South
- Harvest
- End of September, depending on grape ripeness
- Vineyard planting
- Low guyot training, 200m above sea level
- Vinification
- Destemmed and crushed, fermented in temperature-controlled steel tanks, racked, with malolactic fermentation and natural cold stabilisation. Aged over a year in oak barriques (225-litre casks), bottled the following summer and rested further months at the estate.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20°C; uncork an hour ahead, decant if possible, serve in large balloon glasses
- Storage
- Suited to long ageing
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