DOC Superior
Monte dello Scudo

Consortium: Flavors of Montescudo and Monte Colombo

Area of Production: Municipality of Monte Scudo and Monte Colombo Rimini

Variety: Red ripe

To combine with: roast meat, grilled meat, baked first courses or with meat and cured meats

Certificates: DOC (Denominazione Origine Controllata) – registered denomination of origin Superior

Area of origin: DOC – Romagna Sangiovese Montescudo – Rimini

Grape: Sangiovese 100%

Color: Deep red with garnet nuances

Scent: Intense, fruity with notes of red berry and violet

Taste: smooth and full

Ripening process: 5 months refinement period

Ideal consumption: during the entire meal

Alcoholic content: 13%

Vinification: The grapes are thinned out, de-stemmed and pressed during the vinification phase. The maceration phase, when there is contact with grape skins, lasts between 12 and 15 days. After the malolactic fermentation has come to an end, wine goes through a 5 month refinement period in a steel tank.

Serving temperature: About 18°C (64,4 °F). Uncork the bottle half an hour before serving.

How to store the bottle: Place the bottle horizontally, in a dark and fresh place (10-15°C, 50- 59 °F), with a degree of humidity of 75%.

Insight: The name of the wine is derived from the Municipality of origin, which is “Montescudo”, in the province of Rimini.

Suggested glass: in this type of cup are typically served wines like Merlot, Cabernet, Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino and Bordeaux. Just like all red wines with body, they need a lot of volume in order to fully develop the scents and create their unmistakable bouquet. The round shape of this glass gets narrower on the border, in order to allow wine to develop and condense its aromatic bouquet. It is better to decant this wine in order to oxygenate it.