ADDRESS
Via Costa Stradivari 4
29010 Vernasca (PC)
Italy
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Colonna
Bivium
Acuto
60% barbera
40% croatina
50% malvasia e moscato 45% trebbiano 5% sauvignon
85% ortrugo
15% pinot noir
Delicate yellow in color, it offers a complex and fresh bouquet: from a first approach the green apple, the decan pear, notes of peach and acacia stand out, boosted by a surprising minerality expressed with notes of flint and silica. In the mouth it is dry and vivid: the fullness and flavors are balanced by the light body and the excellent acidity which always invites you to a second taste by cutting out on this wine roundness. Persistent with a longevity to discover, our Monterosso resists over time and is also applies for aging. Ripe fruit will eventually develop hints of honey and apricot
Vivid ruby with marked legs and purple shades. On the nose, it has a generous bouquet of red plums and cherries with fresh spices hints such as licorice and juniper. Still, dry with a confident body weight that is perfectly complemented by the all the flavors complexity. Red ripe fruits are swirling together with notes of vanilla, milk chocolate and cedar plus a touch of jam and raisins: all balanced by the rich acidity backbone which is confirming its strong potential for aging. Best served 10 to 15 min after opening.
A traditional method sparkling wine made from Ortrugo and Pinot Noir. Selected yeasts are introduced into the bottle along with the sweet must to start the second fermentation. The low pressure helps creating a very fine mousse of bubbles that delicately brings citrus and strawberry notes to the palate. 18 months on the lees impart balance without affecting acidity and persistence. A true traditional method that does not require a special occasion to be appreciated.
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Ardito
70% Syrah - 30% Barbera
Stradivari
80% pinot noir - 20% barbera
did you know? ..
During the Roman period the ''Gutturnium'' was a two liters silver jug which was shared among guests during banquets. It is the most important wine-related relic in our region and it was found on May the 23rd 1878 on the Po river bank near the small village of Croce Santo Spirito. It can be seen today at the Capitoline Museum in Rome
The Gutturnio was formerly appreciated as a noble still wine, among the first ten to receive the DOC appellation and it was produced by the richest lords on large ''tonneaux'' till the late 1800's. Thanks to the post-war booming economy, vinegrowers started to buy some land and produce their own wine using, however, cheaper cement tanks and bottling it much earlier. This caused the wine to often have residual sugar and naturally referment inside the bottle creating the sparkling style that got popular nowadays.
we are fond of the "noble" Gutturnio: still, dry with much more complexity and potential for aging