Red
Violae
By Tenuta Montemagno, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbera and Syrah blend from the estate's youngest vines, partly aged in used barriques. Fresh and fruity.
Tasting notes
Intense red with crimson-purple highlights. Red fruit, sour cherry and nutmeg, with earth, spice and mineral notes. Velvet-smooth on the palate with cherry, light but not intrusive acidity.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Monferrato Rosso DOC
- Grape
- Barbera 50%, Syrah 50%
- Production area
- Montemagno (AT), Monferrato
- Soil
- Calcareous clay with silty marls, alkaline pH, considerable water retention
- Exposure
- West, southwest
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age 10 years, from the estate's youngest vineyards
- Vinification
- Crushing and destemming, floating-cap fermentation with frequent pumping over and aeration, about 8 days. 30% aged in second- or third-fill barriques and tonneaux.
- Serving temperature
- 17-18°C
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