Graponero Garda Cabernet

Red Wines

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GARDA CABERNET GRAPONERO aged in barrels
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
VINEYARDS LOCATION
Regione Lombardia, on the morenic hills
GRAPE VARIETIES
90% Cabernet Sauvignon and traditional red-berry grapes 10% System of growing: traditional with espalier
VINE YIELD PER HECTARE
ca 80 q.li/ha
COLOUR
Deep ruby red with a garnet red tinge
BOUQUET
Characteristic and persistent, with fruity hints of undergrowth
PALATE
Full, soft, with a good taste of red fruit, tasty and sloghtly tannic aftertaste
GRAPE HARVEST
Hand picked with late selection of grapes and aged for 6 months in small oak barrels of 225 liter and than in bottle for 12 months
VINIFICATION TECHNIQUES
Traditional skin fermentation for 8-10 days
AGEING
In French oak barrels for 6 months
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING
Red meat, grilled and after a meal, as a meditation wine
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Best at 18°C., pouring it in decanter if long aged
ALCOHOL CONTENT
15% vol.