Type: Red.

Classification: Guaranteed Quality.

Vine: Gagliopapo.

Production area: Calabria, east centre in the province of Crotone, in Cirò Marina “Timpa Bianca” resort.

Soil: white clay.

Altimetry: from 50 to 100 metres above sea level.

Plant breeding system: espalier with a density of understocks of 5600 plants per hectare.

Climate: Mediterranean, with mild winters and warm and dry summers.

Grape harvest: manual, first week of October.

Yield per hectare of grapes: 60 – 70 q.li.

Vinification: traditional fermentation with 8-12 days steeping, drawing off and soft pressing.

Ripening: in stainless steel with a light passage in barriques.

Refining: two months in bottles at a controlled temperature.

Tasting: Colour – bright ruby red. Scent – delicate, intense, ethereal and pleasant. Flavour – warm, full, pleasantly vinous, balanced, tasty and persistent.

Alcoholic degree: 13% vol.

Gastronomic coupling: excellent with any dish, ideal with red meat, game and medium matured cheeses.

Service temperature: 17-18 °C.