Villa Raiano Taurasi

• TYPE

  Red wine

• APPELLATION

  Taurasi DOCG – DOP

• GRAPE VARIETY

  Aglianico 100%

• ORIGIN OF GRAPES

  Castelfranci (Avellino)

• ALTITUDE

  450 m asl

• TRAINING SYSTEM

  Espalier with guyot

• PLANT DENSITY

  4500 vines/ha

• GRAPE YIELD

  60 q/ha

• SOIL

  Calcareous tuffaceous soil on a yellow marl base with good organic substance

• HARVEST

  First week of November

• VINIFICATION

  In steel with frequent punching down and daily remontage; maceration on the skins from 10 to 20 days depending on the vintage

• AGING

  In oak barrels of various capacities for about 12 months, in steel for 12 months and in bottle for other 12 months

• FERMENTATION

  In stainless steel tanks at 27-29°C

• BOTTLING

  In September of the second year following the harvest

• COLOR

  Intense ruby red with garnet hues

• NOSE

  Elegant and fine with red fruit such as mulberry and blackberry. Scents of myrtle and cinchona travel parallel with aromas of bitter cocoa, tobacco and a refreshing mentholated note. Wood is perfectly integrated

• PALATE

  The tannic softness and freshness are the stylistic code of the wine that make it suitable for very long aging

• PAIRINGS

  Perfect with smoked salami and game.

Taurasi DOCG – Villa Raiano