Stèfen is the ancient surname of the De Stefani family, as written in old documents dated 1624 found in Refrontolo, a UNESCO Wold Heritage site. The grapes of this wine are produced in the “Stèfen 1624” vineyard and are vinificated recalling the ancient tradition of drying the grapes and refining the wine in small oak casks. The result is a dry wine which improves with a long ageing. Ideal with game, meat on the spit, seasoned cheeses or alone as a meditation wine.
De Stefani Stèfen 1624
Grapes: Marzemino
Historical Notes: Stèfen is the ancient surname of the De Stefani family, as written in old documents dated 1624 found in Refrontolo, a UNESCO Wold Heritage site. With this wine they wanted to bring back the old vinification process of the Marzemino from Refrontolo. In fact, as in the past, grapes are naturally dried and the wine continues fermentation until all the sugars are transformed into alcohol. Then the wine is dry, with a high percentage of alcohol and with a great originality, which offers you always new emotions with ageing.
Alcohol content: 15-17,5% by vol. (it depends on the vintage)
Tasting Characteristics: very deep ruby colour, with garnet hues, intense scents of ripe wild fruit and of violet, full body, with clear notes of ripe cherry and blackberry.
Food Matching: ideal with game, meat on the spit, seasoned cheeses or alone as a meditation wine.