After 3 months of semi-drying, starts traditional fermentation on the skins for 25 days and daily pumpover; Aged for 40 months in barriques. Very important red wine; deep ruby red verging on granate; intense fruity bouquet of cherry and dried plum with a floral aroma of dried flowers and a hint of sweet spices; smooth and captivating in the mouth;... After 3 months of semi-drying, starts...
The Cerretta vineyard lies in the lower half of the Serralunga hill. In fact it lies directly across the valley from Castiglione Falletto, which goes someway to explaining the shape and style of the wine. Indeed there’s a darker, racy, cherry kirsch quality to the wine. It’s very suave, focussed, beady and neatly interwoven with a distinctly tartufo ring... The Cerretta vineyard lies in the...