Nasone Rosso

Nasone Rosso carries a king's nickname. Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who preferred Pallagrello to French wines, was known to all as "Re Nasone", King Big Nose. This red takes its name from him, and it has been given time: a 2021 vintage that waited while we learned to know our vineyards.

When to drink it. A winter Sunday, a long family lunch and the fire lit.

In the glass and at the table

• Color: garnet red
• Nose: ripe and preserved red fruit, spice, undergrowth
• Palate: deep and elegant, with a long finish
• Food pairing: game, rich red meats, long-aged cheeses. Lovely on its own after dinner too
• Serving: 17-18 °C (63-64 °F). Open an hour before serving

Technical details

• Grape: 100% Pallagrello Nero
• Appellation: Terre del Volturno IGP, vegan wine
• Vintage: 2021
• Vineyard: Gioia Sannitica (Caserta), Matese hills, stony soil, Guyot-trained vines
• Yield: 40 quintals per hectare (about 1.8 tons per acre)
• Harvest: by hand, in mid-October
• Winemaking: destemming and crushing, then 10 days of skin maceration with pump-overs and délestage. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, clarified by racking only, malolactic fermentation
• Ageing: 6 months in steel and 2 months in bottle
• Alcohol: 13% vol.