Manufacturer: Dei Principi di Spadafora

Format : 0,75 cl.

Alcohol Content : 12,50%

Classification: CALABRIA - I.G.T .;
Type: red;
Bottles Produced: 50,000;
Territory: the area of ​​origin of the grapes is that of Donnici, from which also originates the homonymous wine to D.O.C., from which it differs for the different blend and percentages used;
Vines: Magliocco and Montonico black;
Cultivation method: traditionally alberello medium yield deliberately reduced to 80 quintals of grapes per hectare;
Harvest period: from the end of September to the middle of October;
Vinification: soft pressing and long maceration;
Fermentation: in steel with controlled temperatures;
Aging: first in steel for six months, then in second passage oak barrels for about six months, then six months of bottle;
Alcohol content: 13.5% vol .;

Organoleptic characteristics
Color: sumptuous red, with a ruby ​​red tending towards garnet, following the natural and necessary evolution in the bottle;
Bouquet: intense and persistent red berry fruit, large and complex bouquet, spicy hints of licorice and cocoa, due to the judicious passage in barrique;
Taste: moderately tannic in youth, it becomes soft and velvety with the evolution, a wine of great personality;
Gastronomic matches: we recommend pairing with, regional dishes such as fusilli with Spilinga nduja sauce seasoned with smoked ricotta and chilli pepper, or with pork shank with porcini mushrooms, also excellent with spicy provolone di Mirto;
Serving temperature: 18-20 ° C. welcome oxygenation;