CAMERTE MARCHE ROSSO

This wine is made from 30% Merlot harvested in mid-September and 70% Sangiovese Grosso, harvested in mid-October. The vineyards are located in the Commune of Matelica, Marche, comprised of clayey-type argillo soil with an exposure to the Northeasterly-Southern sun. The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and gently pressed. The fermentation is done in stainless steel vats at controlled temperatures with frequent “rimontaggio” (resubmerging of the skins that have naturally floated to the top of the vat), all the while kept at cool, controlled temperatures. After the maceration of about 20 days on the skins, the wine is immediately put into Allier oak barrels for 6 months.

Each grape varietal is fermented, macerated, and aged for the first six months, separately, immediately after their individual harvesting. The two wines are then blended and aged for an additional six months in oak, then bottled and left to rest for another 6 months. Therefore, the wine is ready to be released after approximately two years from the harvest. This wine takes its name from the valley Camertina, thereby reestablishing the old traditional characteristics of the zone of Matelica prior to 1900, with the objective of marrying the elegance and softness of the Sangiovese with the concentration and potency expressed in the Merlot cultivated in this territory. The result is the fusion of character and elegance with balanced tannins and fruitiness that makes this a product for great enjoyment and drinkability. The color is an intense ruby red, the aroma is rich with a dark cherry fruitiness amplified with the use of the small oak barrels in the aging process.