1997 Lungarotti Rosso di Torgiano DOCG Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio Piedmont Cabernet Franc and Nebbiolo

Cabernet Franc and Nebbiolo

Bottling takes place the following spring

we had a taste of summer: high temperatures around 32 degrees and no rain at all

due to the special and favorable weather conditions that gave grapes time to reach the optimum sugar and phenolic ripening level

1997 Lungarotti Rosso di Torgiano DOCG Rubesco Riserva Vigna Monticchio Piedmont Cabernet Franc and NebbioloAn elegant wine with solid structure, deep ruby colour and complex aroma that recalls marasca cherries and blackberries, followed by notes of violet, light mentholated hints and a spicy finish. A wine of great concentration, fruity and slightly balsamic, it has soft and velvety tannins with a long, lingering finish. Sangiovese from the Monticchio vineyard; double spurred cordon pruning system, harvested in October. Fermented in stainless steel with