Description Italian red wine – EQUES D.O.C Ruby color with purple hues characterize this wine that hits the nostrils with notes of ripe red berry fruit and especially fruit in alcohol. Soft and intense taste, overall a harmonious wine. ATINA ROSSO – DOP 2014 (Atina Rosso is a DOC wine produced in the province of Frosinone) Organoleptic characteristics: Production area: Gallinaro (Fr) Lazio – Italy Grapes: 60% cabernet – 20% merlot – 20% syrah South facing vineyards Altitude: 400 m a.s.l. Yield per hectare: 90 quintals Plant density: 3700 vines / ha Alcohol value 13.50% Type of clayey: tuffaceous soil Training system: spurred cordon Harvest period: first ten days of October Red vinification in steel Submerged cap fermentation Aging in steel: 10 months Refinement in the bottle for at least 6 months CURIOSITY Origin of the name: Eques, a knight of the gladiatorial class in ancient Rome, represented in the Samnite version in the majestic Roman mosaic preserved in the Ducal Palace of Atina.
