Description: Bright, purple with a fresh bouquet of berry fruits and cherry, full-bodied and succulent on the palate, dry but implicitly sweet due to high extract, mellow tannins, finishing with impressive length.
Vineyard site: Mazzon near Kaltern at an elevation of 400 m above sea level – a well-ventilated south-facing hillside consisting of moranial debris.
Soils: Light, warm loamy topsoil with increasing clay deposits below.
Harvest period: Early to mid September
Yield: 45 hl/ha
Winemaking: Fermentation lasts around 14 days, after which the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation and matures in barriques – 1/3 of which are new – for around 10 months.
Keeping qualities: At least 10 years (depending on the vintage)
Serve: Cool, approx. 16 – 17 °C
Best enjoyed: With roast, grilled and barbecued red meats, with game and mature soft cheeses.
