Cirò Rosso Classico
| Type: | Red |
|---|---|
| Classification: | Guaranteed Quality |
| Vine: | Gaglioppo |
| Production area: | Calabria, east centre in the province of Crotone, in Cirò Marina “Timpa Bianca” resort. |
| Soil: | white clay |
| Altimetry: | from 50 to 100 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, first week of October |
| Yield per hectare of grapes: | 60 – 70 quintals. |
| Vinification: | traditional fermentation with 8-12 days steeping, drawing off and soft pressing |
| Ripening: | in stainless steel with a light passage in barriques |
| Refining: | two months in bottles at a controlled tempera- ture |
| Tasting: | |
| Colour: | bright ruby red. |
| Scent: | delicate, intense, ethereal and pleasant. |
| Flavour: | warm, full, pleasantly vinous, balanced, tasty and persistent. |
| Alcoholic degree: | 13% vol. |
| Gastronomic coupling: | excellent with any dish, ideal with red meat, game and medium matured cheeses. |
| Service temperature: | 17-18 °C |