Wine Name: Cirò Rosato DOC

Production Commune: Cirò, Cirò Marina and Crucoli

Production region: Calabria

Grapes: Gaglioppo 100%

Terrain typology: argillaceous, calcareous

Training System: alberello, 5000 plants per hectare

Yield per hectare: 90 quintals – 65 hectolitres

Harvest period: second half of September, beginning of October

Alcohol level: 13% vol.

Vinification: in thermo-conditioned stainless steel, with soft pressing of the grapes and brief must-bleeding after 12 hours of maceration in contact with the pommace

Refinement: in stainless steel, with a few months of bottle ageing before going to market

Number of bottles produced annually: 360,000

Best drinking date: before three years of age, but it is better drunk when young in order to appreciate its aromatic fragrance

Food pairings: A splendid wine with salamis and cold starters, (perfect with aubergine parmesan) and excellent with stewed or grilled fish, grilled meat and poultry, spicy dishes and rabbit chasseur.