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Radici Taurasi Riserva DOCG |
| Appellation |
Taurasi Riserva Docg |
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| Grape Variety |
Aglianico 100% |
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| Vineyard |
Montemarano |
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| Soil |
Chalky clay |
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| Exposure |
South |
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| Altitude |
500 m a.s.l. |
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| Vines per hectare |
4000 |
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| Training system |
Shoulder with cordon spur pruning system |
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| Age of vineyard |
About ten years |
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| Yield per hectare |
About 6000 kilos |
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| Period of harvest |
End of October/beginning of November |
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| Vinification |
Classic red vinification, long maceration with the skins at controlled temperatures |
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| Refining |
Thirty months in both French oak barriques and Slavonian oak barrells; at least eighteen months in bottle |
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| Colour |
Deep ruby red |
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| Bouquet |
Full, complex and intense with notes of tobacco, cherry, berries and balsamic aromas |
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| Palate |
In the mouth, it is enveloping, elegant and persistent. In the background, distinct notes of bitter cherry, strawberry jam and black pepper |
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| Food pairings |
A fine pairing with deer, wild boar and mature cheeses |
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