Description
The label, inspired by the fi gure of Harlequin, portrays the mask, the tear running down his face, and the tomato stains on his costume.
Grapes: minimum 15 varieties: 4 whites and 11 reds. Garganega, Trebbiano toscano, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syraz, Teroldego, Croatina, Oseleta, Sangiovese, and Marzemino
Harlequin is produced only in the finest growing years
Color
Luminous, dense ruby red, tending to garnet with ageing. Glycerine-rich weight.
Aroma
Generous, full-volumed medley of alternating fruit, blossoms, and minerality, with clean delineation.
Taste
An impression of enfolding richness and complexity. Fruit, spices, and higher alcohols alternate with fruit marmalade and forest floor, followed by pipe tobacco, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, combining with a vein of minerality to put on display the tremendous depth of this wine. It concludes with great length and an appealing note of sweetness. A clearer definition of detail distinguishes Harlequin from its younger brother Kairos
Cellaring Potential
15-20yrs
Food Matching
partners well with elaborate dishes of all meats with hearty and spicy sauces. Excellent with aged and full-flavoured cheeses and with game, as well as at meal’s end and as a sipping wine by itself.
Vinification
The whole clusters are crushed, without de-stemming, and the grapes ferment in concrete vats with ambient yeasts for about 30 days, followed by pumpovers, délestages, and above all by visual and auditory monitoring by the winemaker. Aft er drawing-off , the wine settles by gravity for about 10 days.
Aging
A two-fold maturation process follows, for a total of 30 months, utilizing new French oak 225-litre barrels (200%), with no rackings. The unfiltered wine is bottled and receives an additional minimum of 2 years in bottle. Harlequin is produced only in the finest growing years