Limestone reds · The pure grape
Carminium
Pure Carmenere at the point where the grape stops being a curiosity and becomes a place.
Reference release2022Colli Berici DOC Carmenere
The deeper reading
From place
to the glass.
Technical details below refer to the named reference release and the estate’s current cuvée description.
- Origin
- Oratorio di San Lorenzo in the Colli Berici.
- Grapes
- Carmenere
- Site
- A selection from parcels adjoining the Oratorio Riserva vineyard.
- Winemaking
- Pure Carmenere matured in 20% new and 80% used barriques.
- Ageing
- Twelve months in barrique.
- In the glass
- Dark fruit, aromatic herbs and spice; peppered lift with velvety tannins.
- At the table
- Mixed grills, roast pork, charcuterie and mature cheese.
Editorial listing role
Why a buyer
should care.
The varietal centre of the red range: more specific than Più and less ceremonial than Oratorio.
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