M�rke: Cantine Giorgio Lungarotti

Grader : Alcol: 14%

LUNGAROTTI RUBESCO
Rosso di Torgiano DOC

Grape varieties:
Sangiovese Canaiolo and Colorino spurred cordon pruning system, harvested between September and October.

Vinification:
Fermented in stainless steel with 15 days of skin maceration; aged one year in cask and one in bottle. Suitable for average aging of 10-15 years.

Food pairings:
Best suited with pasta and risotto, barbecues, and roasted red and white meats, cheeses. Also well suited for preparing sauces. Serve at 16 °C (61°F).

Anecdotes:
A DOC wine since 1968, it is Lungarotti’s most popular wine worldwide. Rubesco is a proprietary brand, derived from the Latin verb rubescere; to blush: hence, a joyous meaning. On the label, a bas-relief depicting the harvest, detail from the Fontana Maggiore of Perugia, Italy’s most beautiful 13th-century fountain.