Although present on other sites and portals and in Horeca wine shops, our products can be purchased first of all in our company e-commerce. We invite you to consider the prices that we indicate there as a sure reference proportionate to the value and quality of our wines, beyond the sales policies that you could find elsewhere and only e-commerce authorized by La Riccafana.
Grapes: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Making: Low yields of grapes. Manual harvesting, performed belatedly to achieve a full polyphenol maturation of the grapes. Vinification in red with selected yeasts, after more than 20 days of maceration on the skins to encourage the pigment extraction
Ageing: About 12 months in barrique of 225 L, kept in batonage on subtle dregs
Alcol: 15% vol
Acidità totale: 5,70 g/l ac.tartaric
Ph: 3,50
Colour: Ruby Strong Red
Smell: Notes of ripe red fruits, jams and spicy aromas
Taste: Soft, enveloping taste, endowed with a good body results a very balanced wine thanks to the right acidic component
Matching : It accompanies the main and meat dishes. Can last several years in bottle
Service Temperature: 18°C
Origin: Hilly lands of the Monte Orfano, in one of the most characteristic areas of Franciacorta, in Cologne (BS)
Soil Type: Spurred cordon vineyards bred on terraces on the slopes of the mountain. The soils are of clayey calcareous nature with good rocky component. Southwest Exposure
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