San Simone – Re Sugano – Refosco of Penducolo Rosso – Friuli Grave D.O.C. – Case Sugan – The Tradition – Selection Line – Avvenice

San Simone – Friulan Wines since 1915

“Wine making is an art in itself but not just any kind of art. It is an art which does not require only know-how but also loads of passion, love, sacrifice, patience, sensitivity and fantasy. It is essential to have a solid tradition and strong enological culture. This art cannot be merely learned, it is something innate. It is an emotion, and like everything that springs from the heart, it becomes a light for the mind, a scent and an enthusiasm for the life through the transformation of the grapes into wine.”

The Tradition – Selection Line

The Carmenère (Sugano) and Refosco d.p.r. (Re Sugano) grapes are collected from particular zone of vineyards called Sugano in cadastral maps, harvested to perfect ripeness and vinified in steel tanks to preserve the character of each variety. It reveals an important stylistic and territorial footprint. Unmistakable aromas and tastes. Not so much powerful but elegant, very fruity but “light” in alcohol. Amazing not for “muscularity” but for its fineness, lightness and their net traceability to the variety.

San Simone – Re Sugano – Refosco of Penducolo Rosso – Friuli Grave D.O.C. – Case Sugan – The Tradition

This wine owes its name to the particular area of ​​Porcia, called Sugano in the cadastral map, where we cultivate the Refosco, the “King” among the native red grapes of Friuli.

Production Zone

Plain of alluvial origin in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, western part of the Grave, municipality of Azzano Decimo.

Variety

100 % Refosco dal peduncolo rosso.

Vineyards

Form of spurred cordon farming, 4,000 plants per hectare, yield 60 ql / Ha.

Harvest Period

Fourth week of September.

Winemaking

Destemming followed by 15-20 days on the skins in stainless steel fermentation vats at controlled temperature (26-28° C); after devatting, a part of the wine completes the fermentation and then refines in steel tanks while the remaining ferments and then ages in small oak barrels for about 16 months.

Alcohol Content

13 % vol.

Aging Capacity

Drink immediately or keep for 4-6 years.

Color

Intense ruby ​​red with light garnet hues.

Perfume

Intense and characteristic, it expresses some fruity fragrances reminiscent of raspberry, wild blackberry and cherry. The olfactory range ranges from red fruit, such as blackcurrants, blackberries and marasca, to the vegetable of the pepper to the notes of cinnamon and cloves.

Taste

It has good intensity and personality, is full and clean with a pleasantly bitterish base note. To the taste there is full correspondence of the perfumes. Excellent final persistence.

Serving

It is suitable for savory pasta dishes, vegetable soups, beef, goat, lamb and liver but it is especially recommended with the typical regional cuisine: jota, blecs, Andreis peta and Claut’s petuccia.

Service Temperature

Serve at 20-22° C.