WINEMAKER NOTES

The still living tradition is to let a barrel of mulled wine mature in the same year of the birth of a child within the family. The process ends when the male child gets married, and wine is served by the landlord at the end of wedding dinner. The aging period ranges from a minimum of 1 year up to 30/40 years and beyond and, as it varies, the alcohol content turns to 15 – 18 degrees, whereas the flavour might become dry or sweet, depending on the presence of sugar residues. The smell is intense and the aftertaste is always dry and savory. The color varies from an amber red to a garnet red, up to the characteristic rooster’s eye (dark amber).