Vinification and aging
Destemming of chilled grapes.
Fermentation for 12 days in stainless steel at a temperature of 24 ° C, with daily pumping over.
Maturation of 12 months in oak French 300 l.
Refinement in bottle for 6 months.
Sensory notes
Intense ruby color with violet reflections aromas of spices of great character.
On the palate it is juicy and fragrant, with soft tannins to the scent reminiscent of vanilla, juniper and chocolate.
Persistent finish with a licorice finish. It goes well in a stew with polenta or braised meats.
Paired with a pasta with high quality game meat sauce .
Serve at a temperature of 16-18 degrees centigrade.
Les Cretes Aosta Valley
The winery Les Cretes produces its fantastic and aromatic wines at the foot of Mont Blanc in Valle D’Aosta, where the cool and dry climate and the weather caress the vines placed on steep slopes where heroic viticulture is applied.
Les Cretes has also decided to reduce the environmental impact as much as possible to favor the enchanting surrounding ecosystem, but as if that were not enough, it has also decided to join a new European Union program to minimize the impact and use of pesticides to be able to have even greater and very high quality of their “nectar”.
Every taste will transport you to Valle D’Aosta
“voyage en Vallée d’Aoste”
Recommended pairing
It goes well in a stew with polenta, braised or in a pasta with a high quality game meat sauce.
Serve at a temperature of 16-18 degrees centigrade.
Format
75 cl bottle