Colour: Pale garnet red Nose: Frank, intense, fruity, ripe plum, black sour cherry, sweet spices Flavour: Delicate, soft, well balanced, harmonious, intense Serving suggestions: Pasta dishes with meat sauce Vineyard extension: 3.50 hectares Blend: Nebbiolo - 100% Vineyard age (year of planting): 1960 Soil type: Sub-acid morainic (soils originating from an ancient glacier), volcanic (rich in minerals) Exposure: South-West Vinification and ageing: Maceration on the skins in cement vats for 14-16 days, pumping over with sprinklers, maturation for 1 year in 350-500 litre tonneaux and 18 months in large oak casks (20-25 Hl). Cellaring in the bottle for 1 year. Average no. bottles/year: 4000 Suggested serving temperature (degrees degC): 18 Alcohol %: 13.5 Dry extract g/l : 32 Acidity g/l : 6.10 Grape yield per hectare quintals: 50 - Antoniolo Gattinara San Francesco 2004 750ml -