Bonarda

Oltrepò Pavese Doc

Oltrepò Pavese Doc
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100% Croatina

Bonarda

from other grapes

As traditional as the bread and salami snacks that often accompany

VIgna

Marona

variety

100% Croatina

First vintage produced

1934

vineyard area

2 hectares

exposure

West

ALTITUDE

180-220 a.s.l.

slope

15% to 40%

year of planting

2001

plants per hectare

5.500

YIELD PER HECTARE

70 q

TYPE OF TERRAIN

Clayey-loamy on the surface with calcareous veins

Pruning

Simple Guyot

grape harvest

Manual in cassette

fermentation

Traditional in tub

WINEMAKING

Destemmed, whole berry, prefermentative maceration with fulling

REFINING

In the tank

Alcohol content

14% vol.

serving temperature

16°-18°

color

Deep ruby red with purple hues

Olfaction

Vinous, characteristic of the grape variety, with morello cherry, blueberry and light floral and peppery hints in evidence

palate

Fruity and flavorful attack, vinous tones of morello cherry and blueberry return, moderate acidity, forthright and lively tannin characteristic of the grape variety

PAIRINGS

It is at its best with the great traditional dishes of Lombardy, Piedmont, and Emilia - trolley of mixed boiled meats, braised meats, cotechino, snails - and with great cured meats from Oltrepò Pavese, Salame di Varzi in the lead.