Enveloping, elegant fragrances with hints of wild berries. Deeply flavored with notes of ripe plums and almonds. Aristo-cratic and very elegant.

VARIETY

100% Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso

TERROIR

Limestone and clay.  Farming is Certified Sustainable.

WINEMAKING

Winemaker: Giovanni Ruzzene

Vinified with maceration varying for 12-15 days with daily punch down at a controlled temperature. Completion of malolactic fermen-tation in steel. Bottle aged for 5-6 months.

PRODUCTION

160 cases

VARIETAL NOTES

  The origin of Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is not completely known but historians give credence to it being indigenous to  Italy. It or a similar variety was praised by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder in the 1st Century for the quality of wine it produced. In 1390, the Italian writer Francesco di Manzano noted that wine made from Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso was the favorite of Augustus's wife Livia. Beginning in the 1980s, the grape experienced a revival with other Friuli-Venezia Giulia grapes. Ampelographers have long thought Refosco dal Pe-duncolo Rosso was related to the Marzemino grape of the San Michele all'Adige region of Trentino. In the early 21st Century, DNA profiling confirmed that Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso was a parent of Marzemino.

FOOD PAIRING

Pairs well with red meat and game. A deep, satisfying wine that sips perfectly fireside.