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Piemonte Bonarda D.O.C.

Typology

Red wines

Details

Municipality of production: San Damiano d’Asti

Variety: 100% Bonarda

Exposition: South-West

Harvest: end September, manual Harvesting

Training system: Cordon Training

Pruning: Guyot

Yield per hectare: 80 quintals

Winemaking: Fermentation and maceration with skin contact for 6-8 days in stainless steel barrels

Ageing: 6 months in stainless steel barrel – 4 months in bottle

Sensory characteristics: Ruby red and purplish colour; vinous and intense perfume with an almond hint; dry and pleasant taste; body with a slight vivacity. Perfect with red meat

Alcohol: 13%

Service temperature: 18-20 °C

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The Franco family is dedicated to the profoundly environmentally-friendly production of high quality wines which are representative of Piedmont. Our three most important DOCG status wines are Terre Alfieri Arneis, Barbera d’Asti and Terre Alfieri Nebbiolo.