Capri

From a prefillossera vineyard, in via Migliara, on the hills of Anacapri, vinification and aging on the island, it is the only red capri dop, the vines are all centuries-old, the scent is first closed then explodes in a thousand streams of essences between red fruits and tobacco, a unique experience, only two barrels, a few hundred bottles for perhaps the rarest wine in Italy.

• Production area: Campania, Isle of Capri, Migliara district of Anacapri.
• Grape variety: 80% piedirosso, 20% Aglianico and other varieties.
• Denomination: Capri Rosso D.O.P.
• Soil: Volcanic on dolomitic rock.
• Altitude: 1600 feet above sea level.
• Harvest: Manual on the third decade of October.
• Vinification: after careful selection and de-stemming, the crushed berries ferment in new chestnut vats for 18-26 days at a controlled temperature of 75 °/79 ° F; subsequently the, wine, separated from the post malolactic coarse lees
• Aging: in new chestnut barriques for an elevation of 6-8 months.
• Color: intense ruby red color with purple hues and absolutely impenetrable transparency.
• Nose: The Capri Rosso wine for its elegance and power with refined aromas of plum, sour cherries and chocolate.
• Taste: delicate and fleshy taste, very long-lived and is completed with fragrant notes of mint, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Food pairing: beef, pasta alla Puttanesca, salsicce e Friarielli, lamb, zucchine alla Scapece, pasta gratin milanese style.
• Serving temperature: 60°- 65° F.
• Alcohol content: 13% by vol.