Description

WINE: Red
CLASSIFICATION: Umbria Sangiovese IGT
GRAPES: 100% Sangiovese
AGE OF VINEYARDS: 21 years
ALTITUDE: 350 meters a.s.l.
VINEYARD EXPOSURE: South
LOCALIZATION OF VINEYARDS: Sant’Enea,
13 kilometers from the winery
TYPE OF TRAINING: pruned-spur cordon-training
VINES PER HECTARE: 3300
TYPE OF SOIL: clayey with minimal presence 
of skeleton and limestone infiltration
YIELD PER HECTARE: 70 quintals 
HARVEST TIME: mid-October
ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION: in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature,
20 days of contact with the skins
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: in stainless steel
AGING: min. 12 months in the bottle
VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS: intense ruby red
OLFACTORY NOTES: ripe red fruits, plum and cocoa
TASTING CHARACTERISTICS: plum jam, strawberry and black cherry
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16-18° C
FOOD MATCHINGS: red meats, roasts and wild game
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14.5% Vol.
ORIGIN OF THE NAME: Rio dello Spineto is the ditch near the vineyard
NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 4000