Description

Sangue di Giuda / DOC Oltrepò Pavese:

ORIGIN: Oltrepò Pavese

VINE VARIETY: Croatina, Barbera, Uva Rara, Vespolina

SOIL: Clayey, slimy with arenaceous limestone, located around the 45° parallel north

GRAPE CULTIVATION: Guyot-treated

HARVESTING: By hand

VINIFICATION: Grape pressing and destemming, cold pre-fermentation to extract color and aromas and fermentation at 25°C controlled temperature with cultured yeasts. Devatting occurs after the cap forms and the obtained wine is kept cold to remain sweet.

REFINING: In stainless steel. Natural fermentation in pressure tank with 14°C macro oxygenation with cultured yeasts.

BOTTLING: Cold sterile

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 7% vol.

COLOUR: Bright vivid ruby red with purple tinges, thick and lingering froth.

NOSE: Intense, persistent, fruity with hints of raspberry jam, blueberry, blackberry, scents of pansy.

PALATE: Sweet, fresh, velvet-smooth with black currant lingering finish.

INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS: Cake with dried fruit – Greece, Roquefort – France

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10-12° C

CURIOSITY: As the story goes Judas, once passed away, repented of betraying Jesus. Being forgiven, he was revived in Broni, in Oltrepò Pavese. The citizens, who recognized him, first wanted to kill him but Judas cured the grapevines from their diseases and the local people called the wine after his name, hence the name Sangue di Giuda (Juda’s Blood).