Malanotte del Piave DOCG “Il Barbarossa” – 2018 vintage

During the 80s and 90s of the last century, a winemaker from Piave lands wanted to retrace, in spring, to the Raboso produced in the previous autumn a part of wine obtained from the same carefully selected grapes and left to dry for several months on racks in rooms properly ventilated. The wine obtained with the addition of the passito had acquired body, structure and personality, losing its sometimes-aggressive angularity to acquire roundness and elegance. The Malanotte del Piave Docg is the maximum expression of Raboso del Piave and its territory: austere wine, full bodied and very fragrant. The name Malanotte evokes the small medieval village situated in Tezze di Piave (Vazzola) in the Treviso area.

Vinification	Classic red vinification for 70% of grapes while 30% of grapes is made to dry for about 90 days. The wine assembled makes a passage of about one year in oak barrels and about 8 months in barriques. The Malanotte to obtain the DOCG denomination has to be marketed after at least three years.
Alcohol	13,5 % Vol
Residual Sugar Index	around 5,5 gr/lt
Colour	Deep intense ruby that tends to garnet
Aroma	Intense aroma of chocolate and blackberry jam. Hints of black cherry, berries, strong spicy notes of licorice, pepper and tobacco
Taste	Austere, very full-bodied and very tasty, with a long aging becomes velvety
Food pairing	Suitable for succulent dishes. Excellent meditation wine, to try with chocolate. Ideal to offer a unique experience to your guests
Serving temperature	16 - 18° C
Size	750 ml | 1.50 lt Magnum

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