Wines Wine Company De barricaded Zinis Riviera del Garda

Barrique wines

Poggio dei Sassi
Location of vineyards:
  • Calvagese della Riviera, Mocasina district; low hilly region (260m); cultivated in respect of the ecosystem, with voluntary thinning of the grapes in July (20%).
  • Growing method: guyout and spurred string.
     
Produced from following grapes:
  • Groppello grapes (95%) and Barbera (5%), part of which are kept in the “loft” until Christmas to ensure that drying is right.
  • Is obtained from selected musts, fermented and then matured in small allier oak barriques for 6 months. Then, suitably blended, in rest for another 20 monts in large Slavonian oak casks. It is sold after at least 3 months of being bottled (must be preserved in a lying position).
Organoleptic Test: 
  • Colour: pigeonblood red with reddish purple reflections.
  • Aroma: unmistakable bouquet of rose and violet with a slight hint of strawberry; when aged, a typical bitter almond aftertaste with a winy, soft-fruit background;
  • Taste: Round, not grassy, a decisive vigour with a silky sensation, tannic to the right degree;
  • Alcohol content: 12-12.5% vol.
  • Described as dry red, of elegant flawour, velvety,
Ideal with:
  • Qualified as: dry red, of elegant flavour, Velvety;
  • Accompanies: goes especially well with spit-roasted game birds, stewed meat and aged and barbecued cheeses;
  • Serving temperature: 18-20°C;
  • Should be preferably poured into a carafe to allow for the necessary oxygenation at least one hour before pouring.
  • Number of bottles produced annually:n. 40.000.

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