Rosso de Véo, Red Table Wine
(DIFFICULT, but amazing)
Zone of vines: Hills of Montefalco 400/430 m.s.l., localtion SanValentino, Pagliaro e CerreteExposure:: EST-SUD-OWEST
Type of soil: Clayey, silty and with layers of river pebbles
Care of vines: trained on wire, about 2.000-2.300 plants for hectare
Yield for hectare40/50 q.li
Harvest date:1rd week of October
Clipboard Weather:2002 is was characterized by continuous, abundant and Persistent rains started in June and continue until the end of September 2002. This resulted in harvest of grapes in color and poor with thin skin. Also, in recent days, are born too gray mold. In practice this has led reduced output of 40% and overall wine different from usual. However, through intense presence of sugars, however present, was able to obtain a wine interesting and enjoyable.
Grapes: 65% Sagrantino 25% Sangiovese, 10% Montepulciano
Degress of Alcohol:14,5%
Harvest: :by hand, with transport of grapes in small steel containers
Fermentation: peel separated from the stems at harvest time
Days of fermentation and maceration: 36
Aging Wine: 20 months in stainless steel, 10 in large wooden barrels for 20 q.li, then 30 months in bottle
Characteristics: balanced, round, dry, harmonious
Suggested pairing: meats, pasta dishes, roasted red meats and cheeses
Total Bottles actually obtained: No. 16.600 (compared to 18.000 erroneously indicated on the label)cl.75 bottles (all individually numbered)
Note: Notes: This wine is born in fear of having to send a distillery. Then, (left to their fate of natural evolution and without the use of sulfur, even in harvest) floor plan has surprised us by showing that even under the worst conditions you can get a wine with different characteristics though. This year (rainy, but good) given the diversity of the product, compared to normal years, we have decided, independently, to reclassify all of our red wines and going out with this unique label, which we believe "It's hard, but amazing."