RADICI TAURASI RISERVA DOCG

Radici, produced for the first time in 1986, is the result of a long and careful research concerning exposure, chemical and physical characteristics of the vineyards’ terroir.

APPELLATION
Taurasi Riserva DOCG

ALCOHOL
13.5%

GRAPE VARIETY
Aglianico 100%

VINEYARD
Montemarano

SOIL
Clay-Limestone

EXPOSURE
South-East

ALTITUDE
500 m a.s.l.

VINES PER HECTARE
4.000 vines per hectare

TRAINING SYSTEM
Shoulder with cordon spur pruning system

AGE OF VINEYARD
About 12 years

AGE OF VINEYARD
About 60 quintals

PERIOD OF HARVEST
Beginning of November

VINIFICATION
Vinification with long skins maceration at controlled temperature

NOTES
Radici, produced for the first time in 1986, is the result of a long and careful research concerning exposure, chemical and physical characteristics of the vineyards’ terroir. Its strong, dense structure and the aromatic concentration are the most evident characters of the prestigious viticulture of Irpinia.

REFINING
30 months in French oak barriques and Slavonian oak barrels. At least 36 months in the bottle before release

COLOUR
Deep ruby red

BOUQUET
Full, complex, with notes of tobacco, cherry, berries and balsamic aromas.

PALATE
In the mouth it is enveloping, elegant and persistent. In the background, distinct notes of plum, bitter cherry, strawberry jam, black pepper and liquorice.

FOOD PAIRINGS
A fine pairing with red meat dishes, spices, truffles and mature cheeses.