Degrassi

Terre Bianche Cuvee Rouge Riserva

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This wine is an older wine from 2008. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. It is born in the best wine-growing area of the Buje region.

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This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. It is born in the best wine-growing area of the Buje region, Contarini-Brazzania, where a low yield per hectare allows to achieve the properties of top wines. The vineyards are laid out like an amphitheater and ideally use the local climate and the mineral soil of the white land.

Vinification and maturation: alcoholic fermentation of these varieties begins at a temperature of 25-28 ° C, 15 to 20 days. Malolactic fermentation and maturation take place individually in small oak barrels for 18 months, which favors the pairing of rich and noble aromas of wood and grapes. In order to unite the best qualities of these varieties, blending and aging of wine in a large barrel for one year, after which it is rounded and matured in the bottle for the next 6 months.

Color of the wine is impenetrable dark ruby. At the same time, the aromas of forest fruits and roasted coffee appear, and then an elegant note develops on English skin, black pepper, cloves, dark chocolate, fine tobacco and deep notes of ripe currants, and then ripe cherries.The taste is full and strong, fruity with perfectly blended notes of wood and tannins, clear fruity aromas imbued with spices and fried notes, a long delicious finish.

Gastro recommendation: very flexible wine with many meat dishes, cooked meat, roasted, pork, veal and even venison or boškarin from the oven with prunes, medium aged cheeses.

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc i Merlot
Alcohol: 13,0% ABV
Position: Region of Buje: Contarini-Brazzania
Vintage: 2008, 2009
Vinification: Mulching, crushing, fermentation and maceration on temperature of 25 - 28 °C for 15 to 20 days, malolactic fermentation in small oak barrels for 24 months
Aging: big oak barrels for 12 months, 6 months in a bottle
Serving temperature: 18-20 °C
Pairing: red meat dishes, venison or boškarin from the oven with prunes, medium aged cheeses

Deagrassi family started producing wine to meet the needs of a personal catering business, but not long after that, in the early nineties, it evolved into a complete and exclusive dedication to wine. The first bottle to be dressed up in Degrassi winery clothing was released with the 1996 vintage mark on it. Committed from the very beginning to superior quality and the preservation of continuity, Degrassi family creates wines that bring people together, inviting them to share special moments, carried by the simple rituals of easy living. Moreno and his father Nino are respisible for the quality offered for many years now by the brand Degrassi. Moreno, an aficionado, connoisseur and creator of wines and his father Nino, as well as the entire winery team are working in continuous communication and that is the prerequisite for excellence of this vinery.

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