BARDOLINO
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
The grapes used for this wine mature late and it is necessary for there to be a good climate at the end of the season to realise the potential of these grapes. When this happens we have one of the most distinguished wines in the Italian panorama: not too deep in colour but with an intense bouquet, nuances of cherries and marasca. On the palate it has a persistent peppery, spicy character.
To ensure these characteristics the grapes are, after destalking and pressing, fermented for 72 hours at 280C then the temperature is lowered to 220C up to the end of the fermentation, to avoid over extraction of tannins.
The average maceration is 10 days followed by the malolactic fermentation. The wine is kept for 3 months in stainless steel vats.
The average yield is 60hl per ha.