| MALVASIA | |
| Denomination: | DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) |
| Typology: | Sweet and lively red wine. |
| Production Area: | In Piedmont, exclusively in the Albugnano, Castelnuovo D. Bosco, Passerano, Marmorito, Pino D'Asti Berzano and Moncucco district. |
| Soil: | Calcareous clayish-hilly ground. |
| Grapes: | Malvasia di Schierano |
| Harvest: | Mid-September. |
| Alcohol: | 5.5% Vol. |
| Service temperature: | 6°C - 8°C |
| Yield per hectare: | 7,000 kilos of grapes. |
| Bottles produced: | 13,000 |
| Vinification: | Destemming and crushing of the grapes, cryomaceration in steel at 4°C for 24 hours, pressing, foam intake, filtrations, cold stabilization, bottling and confection. |
| Maturation: | 4 months in steel at 0°C |
| Aging: | One month in glass bottle before sale. |
| Colour: | Rosso cerasuolo scarico brillante. |
| Aroma: | Aromatic, soft, floral, fruity, with rose notes, raspberry, wisteria and berries. |
| Flavour: | Pleasantly sweet, fresh, armonic, with a good persistence. |
| Food Matches: | Sweets and base-fruit desserts; even with pastries and fruit cocktail. |
| Conservation: | In the dark, in a lay-down bottle at 10°C - 12°C with 75% of humidity. |
| Annotations: | Express its characteristics in the first year. Anyway, pleasantly for three years. |
| Price in wine shop: | 9€ |