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Rosso Piceno 2003
Printable Version |
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BELPOGGIO
ROSSO PICENO
DOC 2003 |
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Town:
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Cupramontana (AN)
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Region:
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Marche
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Grape variety:
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Sangiovese
and Montepulciano
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| Size of vineyard: |
300 Acres (120 Ha) |
Training of vines: |
Espalier |
| Age of vineyard: |
1988
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Altitude: |
1,640 ft (500 m) |
| Vines/Acre: |
1,200 (3,000/Ha) |
Yield/Acre: |
4,000 lbs
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Soil:
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Gravelly, medium texture
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Exposure:
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South-westerly
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| Harvest: |
Mid September
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| Sugar at harvest: |
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Alcohol: |
12.5% |
| Total acidity: |
5.0
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Dry extract: |
25.5 g/l |
PH:
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Residual sugar:
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4.63
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| Vinification: |
The
grapes are harvested and fermented separately.
Ten days maceration. |
| Fermentation: |
Stainless Steel |
Malolactic ferm: |
Yes
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| Filtration: |
at bottling |
Fining: |
No
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| Aging: |
Stainless Steel |
Production: |
15,000 btls |
Bottling date:
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Release date:
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| Color: |
Clear,
medium transparent, ruby red. |
| Fragrance: |
Intense,
quite lingering, fruity with hints of morello cherry,
ripe peach and plum.
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Taste:
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Dry warm
and quite smooth and fresh, flavoursome, tannic to
the right extent, medium bodied
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| Food matching |
Pasta
dishes with pork or giblet sauces; cured and cooked cold
meats and salami; bean, chick pea and lentel soups, polenta
with sausages, grilled meats; grilled or spit roasted poultry. |
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