Colto Vitato

Gutturnio Superiore DOC Colto Vitato del Cicotto

Grape variety:
Barbera 55% Croatina (Bonarda) 45% .

Stucture of the ground:
Calcareous, medium textured soil tending to a sandy soil.

Exposure:
South.

Trees disposal:
3600 Trees/Ha.

Pruning:
Simple guyot.

Serving temperature:
18°C.

Alcoholic strenght:
14% vol.

Bottle:
Bordeaux bottle 0,75 liters.

Production:
50 Q.li/Ha.

Category:

Winemaking:

After the pressing, the grape is macerated for 14 days
with daily pumping over.The fermentation is made with selected yeasts at a temperature of 28°-30°C. After this there’s a passage in barrique of first and second step, for 14 months. Then there’s the assemblage, a light clarification and final filtration.

Taste and flavour:

Deep ruby red, strong taste rich of fruit , the
alcoholic strenght is mixed with a taste of wood and liquorice held by
sweet tannins with a ripe fragrance of fruit and leather mixed
together in a delicate animal note.