M�rke: Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Gradering : 15,50 %

Production Area: Municipality of Mezzane di Sotto – Monti Garbi District

Soil Type: White with prevalently calcareous subsoil, with a loamy sandy fraction.

Altitude Of Vineyards: 350 metres above sea level.

Grape Variety: Corvina 70% - Rondinella 20% - Croatina 5% - Oseleta 5%

Age Of The Vines: 25 years.

Training: Guyot.

Density Of Planting: 6.500 vines per hectare.

Yield: 70 quintals per hectare.

Vinification: Harvesting: by hand into crates in the second week of September.
Fermentation: alcoholic at a controlled temperature with selected yeasts.
Malolactic: during alcoholic fermentation.
Pressing: gentle, with pneumatic press in inert environment (no oxygen whatsoever).
Ageing: 12 months in French oak 500 – litre tonneaux, 50% of which are new and 50% one-wine barrels.
Quantity Produced: 20.000 bottles.
Sensorial Features: Clear ruby-purple red and consistent colour.
Its aroma is intense, complex and fine, of dry flowers like violets and iris, of ripe red and black berry fruit, with a dominant note of roasted coffee. The graphite black and the marl, are a clear manifestation of the origin of our valleys, also known for the Red Verona
marble.
Dry, warm and soft enough on the palate. Well balanced and persistent. To discover gradually in its continuing evolution.

Alcohol Content: 14,00% Vol.
Acidity: 5,5 g/l.
Residual Sugar Content: 5,0 g/l.

Serving Suggestions: Pasta dishes with intricate sauces, grilled red meat, roasted and braised meats, lamb and game, ripe but not strong cheeses.

Serving Temperatures: 14 °C.
Lay-Down Time: 4/5 years.