Dedicated to the Roman god Janus, who with his two faces watches over every beginning and every end. In the same way, with meticulousness in the vineyard and patient waiting in the cellar, this wine offers elegance, strength and pleasantness from start to finish. The grapes come from the most suitable vineyards of the estate, and the careful selection of the bunches makes this wine one of the highest qualitative expressions of ÔMINA ROMANA.
GRAPES:
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot
HARVEST:
Manual by variety, at organoleptic ripeness
VINIFICATION:
Stainless steel with truncated conical vats; cold pre-fermentation maceration for 48 hours; maceration on the skins for 10-15 days
AGING:
1st passage French oak barriques for 18-22 months with bâtonnage
BOTTLE MATURATION:
At least 18 months
PLANTING DENSITY:
5,800 vines/ha
YIELD PER HECTARE:
60 qli/ha
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
13.5 % vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE:
15–18 °C
Sommelier's Profile
COLOR:
Bright ruby red
AROMA:
Complex and elegant; violet, wild berries, chocolate, roasted coffee, light spice
PALATE:
A wine of great complexity where the various grape varieties are inextricably linked by the boisè of fine French oak, which gives it complexity, harmony and extreme length, skillfully linking the aromas of the grape with the wine, in the dense network of sweet tannins, grape, wine and harmony