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The grapes come from small vineyard sites in Bricco di Neive; the old vines are approximately 25 to 90 years old. The fruit is hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented spontaneously with natural yeasts. The wine is first aged for 48 months in large, old wooden casks, then for six months, unfined and unfiltered, in a specially made porcelain amphora. In the glass, it shows bright ruby red with garnet-coloured rims, along with red cherry, dried rose, liquorice, smoke and tar. On the palate it is medium-bodied, dry and taut, with lively acidity, chalky tannins and a long, mineral, savoury finish. A particular feature is the unusual cleaning of the wooden casks by intense heating instead of sulphur fumigation.