Rosso Conero doc
Traiano
- Grapes 100% Montepulciano
- Alcoholic strength 14%
- Serving temperature 18°
- Production 7,000 bottles
- Vineyard At 230m above sea level. Southern exposure.
Cordon spur and guyot training. Yield per hectare: 60 quintals. Grapes are picked and placed in small boxes. Selection of overripe, healthy grapes. Three-step harvest in mid-October. Controlled temperature fermentation in French oak vats, malolactic fermentation and élevage in French oak barrels for 18-24 months. Six months bottle ageing.
Deep dark red in colour.
Initially it displays scents of ripe marasca or sour cherry (a typical feature of Montepulciano grapes), with light hints of jam. Throughout it shows notes of spices and roasted coffee, liquorice, smoke and tobacco.
Good bodied wine with soft, mature tannins, not bitter nor astringent or dry in the finish. Persistent in the mouth.
Food pairings: roasts, braised beef, game, dry-cured cheeses.
Both wines also take inspiration from character and name from two Roman emperors. In the name of the second Rosso Coner Doc of the company there is a strong reference to the territory, in fact Traiano left from Ancona for the mission of conquering Dacia.
