Lumare
| Type: | Rosé |
|---|---|
| Classification: | Typical Geographical Indication of Calabria. |
| Vine: | Gaglioppo and Cabernet Sauvignon. |
| Production area: | Calabria, east centre in the province of Crotone, in Carfizzi “Motta” resort. |
| Soil: | mixed type, with a certain percentage of activated limestone. |
| Altimetry: | from 200 to 300 metres above sea level. |
| Plant breeding system: | espalier with a density of understocks of 5600 plants per hectare. |
| Climate: | Mediterranean, with mild winters and warm and dry summers |
| Grape harvest: | manual, in the first ten days of September. |
| Yield per hectare of grapes: | 80 – 90 quintals. |
| Vinification: | destalking pressing, brief cold steeping with the skins, soft pressing, yield in must flower 60% on the grapes, followed by a fermentation at a controlled temperature. |
| Ripening: | passage for three months in the new French durmast barriques. |
| Refining: | two months in bottles at a controlled temperature. |
| Tasting: | |
| Colour: | salmon pink with cherry tints. |
| Scent: | delicate, floral with flowers and spices scents |
| Flavour: | soft, harmonic, sprightly and bright. |
| Alcoholic degree: | 13% vol. |
| Gastronomic coupling: | it goes well with rich hors d’oeuvres, first and second course based on fish and white meat. |
| Service temperature: | 8-10 °C. |